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A gold coin unearthed at the site of a medieval fortress in Bulgaria indicates the wealth of the people who lived there ...

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Czerwień once consisted of the primary hill fort, an ancillary settlement immediately adjacent to the fort and burial grounds located slightly further away, among other constructions. It was likely ...

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Its minaret tower church in the centre of town is also an official historic monument, having been built by ruling Arabs ...