MY TRIP IN BULGARIA
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa
Worldwide there are more and more excavations annually, but Cambustica and the region it is geographically situated in standout, specifically for classical archaeologists studying the ancient Greco-Roman World and its civilization(s). What was special about working at Cambustica was that the area this Roman fortress is situated in is home to a group or series of archaeological sites that form a rich and relatively untouched archaeological region that forms the last known great and unexcavated remains of the once might Roman Empire. Rataria and the renown site of Gamzigrad or Felix Romuliana, just inside the Serbian border, are both parts of this archaeological region and its rich heritage. This is what made doing excavation work at Cambustica, situated near these other historic and archaeological sites and remains, a real pleasure and privilege. read more ...
Byron Jones
Well for a start we had a very nice, kind and friendly team. This made it very easy for us to work a team.
Students were allowed to offer their opinions about certain aspects of Archaeology on site and in Bulgaria to their Bulgarian instructors and their questions were meet with attention. It was great to know that our ideas were appreciated. read more ...
Thomas l. Winarski
'FAMOUS' MAYOR Tom Winarski (left), retired from Chase Bank, Houghton Lake, is interviewed by a Bulgarian television station while on an archaeological dig in Mezdra, Bulgaria. Winarski, who is serving his third term as mayor of Gladwin, was questioned about why an American mayor would be on such a trip and how he felt about eight Bulgarian nurses recently being released from a Libyan jail. "It was something totally unexpected," he said. (The Houghton Lake Resorter, Houghton Lake, Michigan. ) read more ...
Jennifer Raines
Zdra'vej! Well I am here in Bulgaria. I really like Sofia. It is a very beautiful city with an interesting mix of architecture and lots of parks and natural beauty as well. After the tour we got on the train to Mezdra, where the excavations are located. The train ride went through a river gorge and it was fun to get a glipse of the countryside. Getting off the train Peter asked to make sure it was the right stop and the man ahead of us shook his head - meaning "yes"- that's going to take some getting used to. The hotel in Mezdra is very nice, and various circumstances have resulted in me being moved to one of their suites. I have a double bed, a sitting room with a couch and TV and two balconies! read more ...
Daniella Garran
After arriving in Sofia, my interpreter and driver dropped me off at a hotel and I had a day and a half to explore the capital city. Today, I will have a guided tour and then we will take a train to Belogradchik and I will join the dig.
The architecture here is an eclectic mix of modern European, Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Byzantine. Bulgaria was aligned with Germany during WW I and II and that is evident in their buildings. The former palace (now a museum) of the royal family is quite beautiful as are many of the churches. read more ...