ЕДИН ВАЖЕН ДОКУМЕНТ, КАСАЕЩ СЪЗДАВАНЕТО НА НАУЧНАТА ДИСЦИПЛИНА „ТРАКОЛОГИЯ“ И РАЗВИТИЕТО НА АРХЕОЛОГИЯТА В БЪЛГАРИЯ
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE “THRACOLOGY” AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCHEOLOGY IN BULGARIA

Summary/Abstract: On July 8, 1970, a meeting of the Council of Ministers was convened by Todor Zhivkov to discuss issues related to the discovery and preservation of valuable archaeological finds in Bulgaria. The center of discussion is the method of discovering the then discovered tombs in Pliska. At the beginning of the meeting, it was noted that the archeological excavations conducted in Bulgaria are at a very low scientific level. Lyudmila Zhivkova shares the opinion that the excavations should be carried out in a complex way and should involve scientists from different fields – historians, ethnographers, numismatists, anthropologists, physicists, chemists, epigraphists, art critics, architects and others. Several key and current proposals are being discussed: To make historical approach of the archeology; To appoint a historian who thinks and sees things historically as director of the Archaeological Institute; To create a complex commission to make a scientifically based plan for the excavations; To consult with foreign scientists who have more experience; To end the practice of standing excavated materials in drawers. Regarding speculation in archeology, it is said that after September 9, the thesis was accepted that everything should be related to the Slavs and Russia. In addition, from there another thesis is created that those 326 who dealt with the origin of Ancient Bulgaria were in the wrong position. Regarding antiquity, it is discussed that we are the only classical country in the world of Thracian culture. The problem, however, is that Thracian culture stands in the chests. According to this document, the Serbs want to prove that there was no culture in the Bulgarian lands in order to prove one day that they were and are a hegemon. On the other hand, there is a case in a Romanian museum, where Bulgarian pottery is defined as Byzantine. The issue of holding a congress on thracology with the center in Sofia was also discussed, as well as the establishment of an independent department at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” mainly for studying the history and material culture of the ancient population of the Bulgarian lands. The document clearly shows the need for systematic research. They are supported by an overall vision, a concept for the research, conservation, socialization and transformation of historical finds and phenomena into a cultural and creative process for modern society.

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