Durankulak–Hamangia

The archaeological complex at Durankulak connects the settlement mound on the Big Island with cemeteries beside the lake. Research provides important evidence for the Hamangia culture and Copper Age communities. Stone house foundations and burial assemblages allow archaeologists to compare domestic life with funerary practices. Occupation was not confined to prehistory: later remains include an early medieval Bulgarian settlement. Excavation of the mound began in 1975. Present visitor infrastructure introduces selected parts of this much larger archaeological story. Finds are also preserved and studied in the Dobrich museum, making the island and the museum collection complementary experiences. Neither a walk through the exposed structures nor the objects alone can convey every phase of the long sequence.