Discover the historical and symbolic contrasts between Bubastis, Egypt—the true cult center of Bastet—and Golyamo Gradishte in Strandzha, Bulgaria, where modern legend claims the goddess was buried. Explore archaeological facts, elevation, terrain, and cultural legacy in this in-depth comparison of myth and reality.

Learn the Yamnaya (Yamna) Culture: kurgan burials, pit graves, pastoral mobility, and steppe-linked changes in the Balkans during the late 4th–3rd millennium BCE.

Discover the Cernavodă I Culture (c. 3700–3500 calBC): a Lower Danube transition horizon linking the Late Copper Age world to the Early Bronze Age Balkans.

The city of Troy, resonating with the grandeur of the Hellenistic age (330 BC - 85 BC), though not directly linked to modern Bulgaria, casts a wide cultural net across the ancient world, shaping the cultural landscape beyond its immediate boundaries.

Explore the Final Copper Age (c. 4250–3300 BCE): the end of the Chalcolithic peak, shifting settlements and trade, and key horizons like Cernavodă I, BSK, Coțofeni and Yamnaya.