Acad. Vassil Nikolov, the Director of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS Assoc. Prof. Hristo Popov, and Prof. Necmi Karul from Istanbul University received “Guardian of Heritage” awards during the “Diplomacy of Wonders” event, which took place on June 16 (at the Ramada Hotel). It was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey and the Cultural Heritage Society. The event was opened by Mrs. Slavka Bozukova, President of the Cultural Heritage Society and H.E. Mehmet Sait Uyanık, Ambassador of Turkey to Bulgaria.
Acad. Nikolov was honored for his work on the prehistoric complex Provadia-Solnitsa, considered the oldest salt mining center in Europe, and Assoc. Prof. Popov for Ada Tepe near Krumovgrad considered the oldest European open-pit mine. Necmi Karul is the head of the “Tas Tepeler” project – Stone hills Göbekli Tepe and Karakhan Tepe where the dawn of civilization began which later blossomed into the Varna civilization and Provadia-Solnitsa.
A model of Perperikon, two showcases with replicas of the Varna gold treasure considered the oldest worked gold in the world, a demonstration of Ebru – a traditional Turkish art of marbling, etc. were presented to the guests of the event “Diplomacy of Wonders”.
