Nikolay Ovcharov
Professor, Author
1957 –
Who is Nikolay Ovcharov?
Nikolay Ovcharov is a Bulgarian archaeologist and thracologist. He graduated history in Sofia University in 1976 and specialized Thracology in Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Now Professor Ovcharov teaches history in New Bulgarian University and Slavic University in Moscow. He has published 18 books and more than 250 articles. Nikolay Ovcharov discovered a unique ancient Thracian city of Perperikon in the Eastern Rhodopes. It is thought that the famous sanctuary and oracular shrine dedicated to Dionysus of the Bessi was situated there. Later he discovered an ancient Thracian surface tomb in Tatul which was soon recognized as an exclusive religious centre. According to Ovcharov, the site is the sanctuary and tomb of an influential Thracian leader who was deified after his death. He links it with the cult of Orpheus.
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- Born
- Jul 19, 1957
Veliko Tarnovo - Also known as
- Nikolaĭ Ovcharov
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Profession
- Education
- Sofia University
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on July 23, 2013
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