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THE
OLDEST
GOLDEN
TREASURE
IN
THE
WORLD
The
chalcolite
necropolis
of
Varna
(CNV)
was
discovered
in
October
of
1972
by
an
excavator
operator
by
the
name
of
Raicho
P.
Marinov.
Area
of
about
7500
square
meters
was
examined,
and
294
tombs
were
discovered.
In
them
was
over
3000
golden
artifacts
with
total
weight
over
6
kilograms
(about
13
pounds).
In
one
tomb
the
quantity
of
gold
was
greater
than
the
total
quantity
of
gold
from
that
epoch
found
in
the
whole
world.
The
discoveries
in
the
necropolis
of
Varna
changed
the
theories
about
the
birthplace
of
civilization.
It
turns
out
that
the
necropolis
is
older
than
both
ancient
Egypt
and
Mesopotamia.
It
can
be
said
without
any
doubt
that
the
area
around
Varna
is
where
the
very
first
civilization
in
Europe
was
born.
From
this
area,
copper
and
gold
metallurgy
spread
through
the
rest
of
Europe
for
the
very
first
time.
Varna
necropolis
is
proven
to
be
over
6000
years
old.
Even
the
most
stubborn
skeptics
now
know
that
the
necropolis
is
an
extraordinary
discovery,
not
just
a
treasure
but
a
complex
with
great
importance
for
the
history
of
the
world
civilizations
in
that
epoch.
The
treasure
from
the
Varna
necropolis
started
touring
the
world
in
1973.
In
the
same
year
it
was
included
in
the
exhibition
“The
gold
of
the
Thracs”.
After
that,
the
treasure
was
shown
at
almost
all
of
the
world's
cultural
exhibition
centers.
In
1982
the
golden
treasure
was
exhibited
for
7
months
in
Japan
under
the
name
“The
oldest
gold
in
the
world”-
The
first
European
civilization
–
Varna
–
Bulgaria.
In
1985
and
1988
the
treasure
was
shown
in
Germany;
in
1989
– in
France,
in
1994
in
Israel,
and
today
it
is
in
Florence
–
one
of
the
cultural
capitals
of
the
world.
The
importance
of
the
Necropolis
of
Varna
is
yet
to
be
explored.
There
are
still
things
to
be
dug
out,
and
the
archaeologists
from
Varna
have
the
ambition
to
make
a
“first
hand
exposition”
where
people
can
see
how
the
artifacts
are
retrieved
for
the
very
first
time
and
how
the
tombs
look
originally
before
anything
is
taken
out.
This
promises
to
be a
unique
and
very
thrilling
look
in
the
past
of
one
of
the
greatest
civilizations
of
the
world.
The
chalcolite
necropolis
of
Varna
(CNV)
was
discovered
in
October
of
1972
by
an
excavator
operator
by
the
name
of
Raicho
P.
Marinov.
Area
of
about
7500
square
meters
was
examined,
and
294
tombs
were
discovered.
In
them
was
over
3000
golden
artifacts
with
total
weight
over
6
kilograms
(about
13
pounds).
In
one
tomb
the
quantity
of
gold
was
greater
than
the
total
quantity
of
gold
from
that
epoch
found
in
the
whole
world.
The
discoveries
in
the
necropolis
of
Varna
changed
the
theories
about
the
birthplace
of
civilization.
It
turns
out
that
the
necropolis
is
older
than
both
ancient
Egypt
and
Mesopotamia.
It
can
be
said
without
any
doubt
that
the
area
around
Varna
is
where
the
very
first
civilization
in
Europe
was
born.
From
this
area,
copper
and
gold
metallurgy
spread
through
the
rest
of
Europe
for
the
very
first
time.
Varna
necropolis
is
proven
to
be
over
6000
years
old.
Even
the
most
stubborn
sceptics
now
know
that
the
necropolis
is
an
extraordinary
discovery,
not
just
a
treasure
but
a
complex
with
great
importance
for
the
history
of
the
world
civilizations
in
that
epoch.
The
treasure
from
the
Varna
necropolis
started
touring
the
world
in
1973.
In
the
same
year
it
was
included
in
the
exhibition
“The
gold
of
the
Thracs”.
After
that,
the
treasure
was
shown
at
almost
all
of
the
world`s
cultural
exhibition
centres.
In
1982
the
golden
treasure
was
exhibited
for
7
months
in
Japan
under
the
name
“The
oldest
gold
in
the
world”-
The
first
European
civilization
–
Varna
–
Bulgaria.
In
1985
and
1988
the
treasure
was
shown
in
Germany;
in
1989
– in
France,
in
1994
in
Israel,
and
today
it
is
in
Florence
–
one
of
the
cultural
capitals
of
the
world.
The
importance
of
the
Necropolis
of
Varna
is
yet
to
be
explored.
There
are
still
things
to
be
dug
out,
and
the
archaeologists
from
Varna
have
the
ambition
to
make
a
“first
hand
exposition”
where
people
can
see
how
the
artifacts
are
retrieved
for
the
very
first
time
and
how
the
tombs
look
originally
before
anything
is
taken
out.
This
promises
to
be a
unique
and
very
thrilling
look
in
the
past
of
one
of
the
greatest
civilizations
of
the
world.
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