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Sofia - Symbolical Burial from the Varna Necropolis

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Sofia - Symbolical Burial from the Varna Necropolis , a photo by vintagedept on Flickr. Not the photo I really wanted (see Wikipedia for skeletal remains strewn with Varna gold), but I couldn't get a "manageable file" so I opted for this: still very interesting. *** Found  the photo I wanted (minus the penis sheath, which has been chopped off from the right half of the photo):

Varna Necropolis

Didn't know about Varna or the "oldest golden treasure" till now (learned about it via a post on Google Plus). * Varna Necropolis The Varna Necropolis ( Bulgarian : Варненски некропол ) (also Varna Cemetery ) is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately half a kilometre from Lake Varna and 4 km from the city centre), Bulgaria , internationally considered one of the key archaeological sites in world prehistory. The oldest golden treasure in the world, dating to 5,000 BC, was discovered at the site. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varna_Necropolis ]