Връзки с обществеността – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Worthy participation of BAS at a congress in the Sorbonne

The 17th International Congress of Slavists is taking place between 25 and 30 August 2025 at the Sorbonne, Paris. Scientists from different units of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are participating in the programme of this important scientific event. The names of doyens of medieval studies such as professors Svetlina Nikolova (Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre-CMRC), Anissava Miltenova (Institute for Literature-IL), Lora Taseva (Institute of Balkan Studies & Center of Thracology), Elissaveta Mousakova (Institute of Art Studies) and others stand out among them. Another generation of researchers such as Prof. Maria Kitanova (Institute for Bulgarian Language-IBL), Prof. Rumyana Damyanova (IL), Prof. Luchia Antonova-Vasileva (IBL), Prof. Vladimir Penchev (Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum) are also represented. The participation of younger scholars from BAS, such [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-08-29T13:39:10+03:00Friday, 29 August 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Donation of books from the personal library of Eng. Ivan Ivanov

Books from the personal library of the former mayor of Sofia Eng. Ivan Ivanov were donated today to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Vice-President Prof. Emanuel Moutafov received the valuable editions at a meeting with the relative of Eng. Ivanov, Assoc. Prof. Snezha Rakova. The books are dedicated to art and among them are: “Bulgarian ktetors. Mount Athos” (Български ктитори. Света гора) by Mikhail Kovachev with a dedication to the Sofia city governor as well as first editions of “Old Bulgarian Painting” (Старобългарската живопис) by Nikola Mavrodinov, “Old Bulgarian Art. The Art of the First Bulgarian Kingdom” (Старобългарското изкуство. Изкуството на първото българско царство), “The National Shrine” (Народната светиня) by Asen Kermekchiev, etc. Eng. Ivan Ivanov was a corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-08-27T10:08:14+03:00Friday, 22 August 2025|Categories: General news|

Max Planck Institute for Anthropology in Leipzig funds NMNHS-BAS research

The excavations of the palaeontological team of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS-BAS) in the Late Miocene Azmaka trove (Chirpan region), led by Prof. Nikolai Spassov, have aroused particular international interest in connection with the discovery of a hominid femur bone (a fossil member of the human family) dated 7.2 million years ago. After the publication in 2012 of a hominid tooth found in the same trove, this is the second find discovered by the team. The femur, presumably attributed to the hominid Graecopithecus described by a mandible found during World War II near Athens, has important implications for palaeoanthropology. It provides an opportunity to study the mode of locomotion of this latest European pre-human hominid. The now completed study (in print) shows [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-08-21T11:59:13+03:00Thursday, 21 August 2025|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology|

Sensational discoveries about weaponry in Europe in the 1st millennium BC

Bronze fibula The existence of a significant archaeological site related to Thracian antiquity in the land of the village of Palat, Strumiani municipality, has long been known. The Archaeological Museum in Sandanski has received very interesting finds from the area discovered during treasure-hunter interventions. Among them, five iron swords of the "Nenzingen" type - the earliest swords made of iron - are impressive. In addition to these, other pieces of armament and several fibulae are kept in the museum. The exceptional scientific importance of the site necessitated the organisation of archaeological research which has went through several stages. Firstly, an airborne laser scanning (LiDAR) was carried out, after processing the data from which it was found that a large number of mound-like [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-08-19T09:39:22+03:00Tuesday, 19 August 2025|Categories: General news|

The expedition of the National Museum of Natural History near Tran successfully completed

Part of the expedition team (from left to right): Assoc. Prof. Docho Dochev, Asst. Prof. Vladimir Nikolov, Prof. Marlena Yaneva and Georgi Sevov. Photo: Latinka Hristova The eighth palaeontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History at BAS to the locality of dinosaurs and other vertebrates of Late Cretaceous age near the town of Tran which took place from 28 July to 5 August finished with new dinosaur finds. The leader of the expedition, Assoc. Prof. Latinka Hristova from NMNHS-BAS, found an almost completely preserved dinosaur rib; the length of the fossil bone is about 50 centimeters. Prof. Marlena Yaneva ("Strashimir Dimitrov" Geological Institute - BAS), Assoc. Prof. Docho Dochev (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"), Asst. Prof. Vladimir Nikolov (NMNHS-BAS), students [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-08-15T10:31:02+03:00Thursday, 14 August 2025|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology|

Corr. Memb. Ivan Rusev on the early history of the Bulgarian lev

(We are publishing author's text with edits and abbreviations) Recently, the Bulgarian society has been very agitated by the monetary policy issues. The occasion is the upcoming adoption of the euro in Bulgaria and Bulgaria's accession to the euro area. Why was the lev adopted as the national currency of the new Bulgarian state after its restoration by a Constituent National Assembly in 1879 and does it have a background? The Second Ordinary National Assembly passed a "Law on the right to mint coins in the Principality of Bulgaria, approved by decree of Prince Alexander I" and promulgated in the State Gazette on 4 June 1880, which defined Bulgarian coins to be gold, silver and copper with denominations of 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-08-19T14:27:30+03:00Thursday, 14 August 2025|Categories: General news|