Varna Necropolis is an ancient burial ground, accidentally discovered in an industrial zone of Varna. Tellingly, the necropolis was discovered quite by accident in the course of the cabling work in 1972: one of the excavator bucket observed in the bowl of the pottery and gold jewelry. The staff of the Archaeological Museum of Varna, learning about the findings, immediately began excavations. For ten years, were excavated, the area which now reaches 7,500 square meters, the total number of graves - 294. However, the intended necropolis, this area is only two-thirds.

Was found in the amount of gold objects 3000, Weighing - more than 6 kg and at least 600 samples of ceramic products.

Often you can hear that the Varna necropolis is also called halkolitovym, dating its end of V millennium BC, and suggest that it was used about 200 years. However, depending on the method of estimating the age, variation in time beyond about 500 years. The antiquity of the finds in Varna can be of culturological significance compared with Egyptian and Interfluves finds. Varna necropolis also gave the name existed before the culture of this area, and it is called the culture of Varna.

During the excavation, scientists have discovered several types of graves: two types of burials with bodies in various poses, and the third type - the symbolic burial - the graves of missing bodies, ie the cenotaphs.

The most richly decorated graves where people were buried lying on his back at full length. It is assumed that the symbolic burial were created due to the fact that it was not possible to find or deliver the body of the deceased person. In such grave decorated piled up human heads made of clay.

In addition to the decorations, each grave researchers found samples of ceramics, as well as tools that would be needed to the dead in the afterlife. Also listed among the finds idols and charms (anthropomorphic and zoomorphic).