Has There Been a Prehistoric Rock Sanctuary in the "Bel Meil" Area on the Beliyakovsko Plateau, Veliko Turnovo Municipality?
Evgeni Koev
pp. 284 - 302
Title: Has There Been a Prehistoric Rock Sanctuary in the "Bel Meil" Area on the Beliyakovsko Plateau, Veliko Turnovo Municipality?
Authors: Evgeni Koev

Abstract: On the Belyakovsko plateau, Professor Raphael Popov, has studied eight caves in which he demonstrates the existence of prehistoric life. After a long-standing search, it is a chance that members of the Cave Club "Dervent" and the School Speleo Club "Prof. Rafail Popov", will find a pre-historic rock sanctuary near the village of Belyakovec in the "Bel Mel" area. Turnovo speleologists have researched the site for more than two years and confirm with certainty that the site is probably a prehistoric observatory and a rock sanctuary. The rock sanctuary in the "Bel Meil" area is the first such sanctuary studied in the region of Veliko Tarnovo.

Keywords: Rock Sanctuary, Belyakovsko Plateau, Pre-historic Observatory

Received: 01-10-2018     Accepted: 01-12-2018     Published: 01-12-2018

Citation: Koev, E. (2018). Has There Been a Prehistoric Rock Sanctuary in the "Bel Meil" Area on the Beliyakovsko Plateau, Veliko Turnovo Municipality? Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 4(2), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 284–302