It has
long been held that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization. Due to
recent archaeological evidence though, history books may have to be rewritten.
There is now evidence of civilization in the Balkan Peninsula dating as
far back as 7000 BC!
Modern
day Bulgaria was once home to a civilization that existed thousands of years
before the Egyptians built the pyramids.
These discoveries demonstrate that the people who once lived in the
Balkans may have developed the first alphabet, been among the first to fashion
gold, and much more.
Such
discoveries are groundbreaking, and as an amateur historian who lives in
Bulgaria, I’m very excited. I already
knew that Bulgaria was home to the oldest known settlement in Europe. We now know that Bulgaria was home to what
may be the first organized civilization in the world!
I love
living in Bulgaria. I do not need
another reason to think it is one of the most interesting countries in the
world, but I’ll take it anyway.
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| Some of the oldest signs in the world. I'm pretty sure the one on the bottom says, "Ferb was here." |
To read further on the discoveries in Bulgaria, click here.
This place is a busy history.
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