'Huge skeleton' discovered in Bulgaria's Varna

Archaeologists have found what they describe as the remains of "a huge skeleton" in the Black Sea city of Varna's downtown area. Initial reports suggest the man lived late in the 4th or early in the 5th century AD.

Most of the upper body part of the skeleton found in Varna was lying under the newly 
discovered fortress wall of ancient Odessos [Credit: BGNES]

It is "easy" to see that the size of bones is "impressive" and that they belonged to "a very tall man", Valeri Yotov, who is part of the team carrying out excavations there, is reported as telling local news websites. Yotov, however, has stopped short of giving details.

The skeleton was stumbled upon in the area of the wall of the ancient city of Odesos.

Yotov suggests the man might have died during while working or during a ceremony held near the walls. His posture, with hands laid on his waist and his body pointing to the east (head) and west (feet) is a clear indication for archaeologists he was buried.

Reconstruction works are being carried out in the central area of Varna, Bulgaria's third-largest city dubbed the "Black Sea capital".

Last week, the Varna archaeologists found remains of the Odessos fortress wall, fragments of another earthen jar and a hand mill from late Antiquity.

Source: Novinite [March 18, 2015]