Ancient urban area found at the construction area of ​​Hyatt Sofia

An ancient urban area found in the eastern part of the ancient city of Serdica during the construction of Sofia's Serdica cinema has received the attention of archaeologists.

In this ancient metropolis, the team found outside Vassil Levski Monument six family tombs and 20 strange tombs were found and they were badly damaged due to the construction process. The city began to develop in this area in the 20th century.

According to a report from Bulgaria Bulgarian National Television, scientists were not surprised at all because of this excavation because it was also not far from the eastern Necropolis area that they had seen the areas. large-scale archaeological relics.

The family tombs discovered in this ancient urban area may be damaged due to the construction process may be in 1950 - 1960.

Yulian Meshekov, leader of the excavation, said that this relic is less protected due to long detection. The cause may be due to the impact of new urban construction during the past decades.

It is known that the tombs of this ancient urban area may have been in the early Christian period , between the 4th and 6th centuries. It has existed for a long time over centuries and was suddenly damaged. in recent centuries.

In this area, the excavation team also found 23 intact holes, containing many ancient tombs.

The entire bones discovered in this ancient urban area will be conducted carbon analysis to clarify more about the ancient urban area. There is no information or decision about the preservation of this work yet.

It is known that the area is currently building a movie theater and the Serdica hotel building will be opened in 2018 with 190 rooms, three restaurants and 1200 square meters of conference offices.