PROFESSIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY Снимка PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Sotir Ivanov Ivanov Address 1 Ivan Vazov, 2850 , Telephone +359 87 981 95 09 E-mail [email protected]

Nationality Bulgarian

Date of birth 05.08.1974 г.

WORK EXPERIENCE

 Dates Since 2011 • Name and address of employer Petrich History Museum, 9 Alexander Stamboliyski, 2850 Petrich, Bulgaria • Occupation Director • Main activities and Organize and manage the whole activity of the museum. responsibilities

 Dates 2002-2011 • Name and address of employer Petrich History Museum, 9 Alexander Stamboliyski, 2850 Petrich, Bulgaria • Occupation Chief curator • Main activities and Scientific research, fund, exposition activities. responsibilities

 Dates 2000-2002 г. • Name and address of employer Primary and Secondary School Anton Popov, 8 Tetovo, 2850 Petrich, Bulgaria • Occupation Teacher • Main activities and Teaching history (in grades 5-12) responsibilities

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Dates 2018 Defended PhD dissertation: Social-economical characteristics of the population of Southwest Thrace (The regions of Middle Struma and Middle Mesta), from the end of 3rd century BC until the middle of 1st

century AD, in professional field 2.2. History and Archaeology, supervisor: Prof. DSc Kalin Porozhanov.

• Dates 2014-2017 South West University of Blagoevgrad Neofit Rilski PhD Candidate in Ancient History and Thracology

• Dates 2001-2003 • Name and type of University of Veliko Tarnovo St Cyril and St. Methodius organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover Master degree in Finance

• Dates 1993-1998 • Name and type of University of Veliko Tarnovo St Cyril and St. Methodius organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover Master degree in History

ADDITIONAL COURSES AND QUALIFICATION

• Dates 2013 • Name and type of Bulgarian Center for Not-for-profit Law organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover Fundraising for museums and cultural institutions in Bulgaria

• Dates 2010-2011 • Name and type of Europeschools Petrich organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover English language

• Dates 2009 • Name and type of CIDOC in Santiago de Chile organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover Museum educational and exhibition practices

• Dates 2008 • Name and type of Business Information and Consulting Centre (BICC) - organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover Working with European funds in the field of culture

•Dates 2007

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• Name and type of Europeschools Petrich organization providing education and training • Principal subjects cover English language

PERSONAL SKILLS

MOTHER TONGUE(S) Bulgarian

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English • Reading Very good • Writing Very good • Speaking Very good

French • Reading Very good • Writing Good • Speaking

Russian • Reading Very good • Writing Good • Speaking

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND Expert in the field of cultural property at the Regional Court Blagoevgrad, COMPETENCE SG, issue 30 of 19 May 2009. Registered in the Register of Experts under Article 96 (4) of the Cultural Heritage Act.

ARTISTIC SKILLS AND

COMPETENCE

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ADDITIONAL Participation in conferences: INFORMATION - Sixth International Symposium “Pautalia – Velbazhd – Kyustendil and Their Adjoining Territories, 4-6 October 2017, in Kyustendil. - Regional Conferences on the topic Museum and Archives Funds – Places of Memory, 9-10.11.2016, in Kyustendil. - National Workshop, European Heritage Days in Bulgaria, 15-18.09.2016, in Sandanski. - Conference in memory of prof. Margarita Tacheva – Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, The countermarked bronze coins in the coin circulation of the 1st century in the Middle Struma valley, 3-4 June 2016, in Sofia. - Methodical meeting-workshop, Volunteers in the Bulgarian Museums, in National Polytechnic Museum, 7-8.04.2016, in Sofia. - Sandanski and its territory during Prehistory, Antiquity and Middle Ages: Current trends in Archaeological Research, 17-20.09.2015, in Sandanski. - Project studies seminar, aimed for prevention from criminal attacks at the museum funds in Bulgaria and the possibility of applying a new unified methodology for their digitalization, March 2015. - International project studies, Eurovision. Museums Exhibiting Europe, 12-15.03.2015, in Sofia. - Heraclea Sintica: from Hellenistic polis to Roman civitas (4th c.BC-6th c. AD), 19- 21.09.2013, in Petrich. - The Museums and Sustainable Development, 11-12.06.2012, in Sofia. - National workshop, Best Practices: museums and their work in networks, 17-18 November 2011, in Veliko Tarnovo. - Conference in SWU Neofit Rilski, 1.11.2009, in Blagoevgrad. - Annual Conference CIDOC-ICOM, 27.09-1.10.2009, in Santiago de Chile. - Archeological Conference, 27-29.11.2008, in Veliko Tarnovo. - Sixth Regional Archeological Conference, 14-15 February 2007, in Kyustendil. - International Symposium, Strymon Praehistoricus Kyustendil–Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) and Serres–Amphipolis (Greece), 27.09–01.10.2004.

Participating in archeological excavations: - 2018 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2017 Member of the team of PhD M.Grebska-Kulov during the archaeological research of the site near Damyanitsa village along the route of Highway Struma. - 2017 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2016 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2015 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2014 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2014 Participation in the field research along the route of Highway Struma. - 2013 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2012 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2011 Deputy Head of archaeological research at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2007 Member of the team of Assoc. Prof. PhD L.Vagalinski during the archaeological research of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica. - 2006 Deputy Head of archaeological research at the land of Kolarovo village, Municipality of Petrich. - 2005.Deputy Head of archaeological research at the land of Kolarovo village, Municipality of Petrich.

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PUBLICATIONS:

Ivanov, S. 1998. Prerequisites and characteristics of the Hellenism, Pyre magazine, Veliko Tarnovo. (Иванов, С. 1998. Предпоставки и характеристики на елинизма, списание „Пир”, Велико Търново.)

Ivanov, S. 2003. Demographic and economic status of Petrich town in the 15th - 17th centuries. In: Notices of the Historical Museum – Blagoevgrad (Иванов, С. 2003.Демографски облик и икономическо състояние на град Петрич през XV – XVII век. Във: Известия на Исторически музей – Благоевград.)

Mitrev, G. Ivanov, S. 2006. Ancient monuments from Heraclea Sintica and the nearby area, 73-79. In: Scientific works, vol. 1, book 1, Plovdiv. (Митрев, Г., Иванов, С. 2006. Антични паметници от Хераклея Синтика и близката околност, 73-79. Във: Научни трудове, том 1, кн.1, Пловдив.)

Ivanov, S. 2007. Furnace for ceramic building material from the age of Bulgarian National Revival. In: Notices of the Historical Museum – Kyustendil, vol. 14, Veliko Tarnovo. (Иванов, С. 2007. Пещ за строителна керамика от епохата на Възраждането. Във: Известия на Исторически музей – Кюстендил, том 14, Велико Търново.)

Dimitrov, Z., Ivanov, S. 2007. Data on a Corinthian order from the ancient city near , Petrich Region, 142-150. In: Archaeology, book 1-4. (Димитров, З., Иванов, С. 2007. Данни за коринтски ордер от античния град край Рупите, Петричко, 142-150. Във: Археология, кн.1-4.)

Ivanov, S. 2008. Roman Lamps from the Kozhuh Area, Petrich Region. In: Notices of the Historical Museum – Kyustendil. (Иванов, С. 2008. Римски лампи от м. Кожух, Петричко. Във: Известия на Исторически музей – Кюстендил.)

Ivanov, S. 2009. In Search of the National Ideal 1878-1913, Blagoevgrad. (Иванов, С. 2009.В търсене на националния идеал 1878-1913, Благоевград.)

Ivanov, S. 2010. Numismatic Data from the Archaeological Excavations at Heraclea Sintica Located on the Hill of Kozhuh, Petrich Municipality, 665-677. In: Veliko Tarnovo University St. St. Cyril and Methodius and Bulgarian Archaeology. Vol.1, Veliko Tarnovo. (Иванов, С. 2010. Нумизматичният материал от археологическите разкопки на „Античен град с прилежащи некрополи” в м. „Кожух”, община Петрич, 665-677. Във: Великотърновският университет „Св. Св. Кирил и Методий” и българската археология. Т.1, Велико Търново.)

Ivanov, S. 2010. Coins of the Roman Quaestors Gaius Publilius and Lucius Fulcinius. In: 25 years SWU Neofit Rilski. (Иванов, С. 2010. Монети на римските квестори Гай Публилий и Луций Фулциний. Във: 25 години ЮЗУ „Неофит Рилски”.

Ivanov, S. 2010. Historical View, 61-133. In: Petrich in the Past and Present, Sofia. (Иванов, С. 2010. Исторически поглед, 61-133. Във: Петрич в миналото и сега, София.)

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Ivanov, S. 2012. Historical Museum Petrich - Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Tourism and Education, 55-69. In: National workshop, Best Practices: museums and their work in networks. (Иванов, С. 2012. Исторически музей Петрич – катализатор на устойчиво развитие в областта на туризма и образованието, 55-69. Във: Национален семинар Добри практики: Музеите и работата им в мрежи. Велико Търново.)

Mitrev,G., Ivanov, S. 2011. Researches in the Strumeshnitsa valley. (Митрев, Г., Иванов, С. 2011. Проучвания в долината на Струмешница,Петрич.)

Ivanov, S. 2011. Circulation of Bronze Coins of Amphipolis and their Barbarian imitations from the 2nd Century BC to the 1st Century BC on the Territory of Southwest Bulgaria, pp. 35-51. In: Archaeologia Bulgarica, XV, 1, pp. 35-51.

Ivanov, S. 2012. Circulation of Bronze Coins of Thessalonica from the 2nd Century BC to the 1st Century BC on the Territory of Southwest Bulgaria, pp. 431-441. In: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘAΣIΩN. Research is in honor of Ilya Prokopov by his friends and students on the occasion of his 60th anniversary.

Ivanov, S., Filipova, S. 2015.Numismatic material from the archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica located in the hills of Kozhuh, Petrich Municipality. In: Heraclea Sintica: From Hellenistic polis to Roman civitas (4th c. BC-6th c. AD)

Petkov, Ivanov, Prokopov 2017: V. Petkov, S. Ivanov, I. Prokopov. Numismatic Collection of the Archaeological Museum – Sandanski. Bronze Greek, Macedonian, Roman Republican, Imperial and Provincial Coins of 4th century BC until the Middle of the 1st century AD.

Ivanov, S. 2017. Catalogue the Numismatic collection of Archaeological Museum at town of Sandanski – In: Coin Collections and Coin Hoards from Bulgaria. Vol.VI: NUMISMATIC COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUMS AT SANDANSKI (ancient Medius-Particopolis), PETRICH (ancient Heraclea Sintica/Strimonica) AND GOTSE DELCHEV (ancient Nikopolis ad Nestum). GREEK, THRACIAN, MACEDONIAN, ROMAN REPUBLICAN, IMPERIAL AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINS FROM THE 6TH CENTURY BC TO 5TH CENTURY AD. Sofia.

Ivanov, S. 2018. The countermarked bronze coins in the coin circulation of the 1st century in the Middle Struma valley. In: JUBILAEUS VII Society, Kings, Gods IN MEMORIAM PROFESSORIS Tacheva, 361- 364. (Иванов, С. 2018. Контрамаркираните монети в монетната циркулация по долината на Средна Струма през I век. Във: JUBILAEUS VII. Общество, царе, богове. Сборник в памет на проф. Тачева, 361-364.)

Ivanov, S. 2019. Political Perturbations in Macedonia Province after Augustus the Emperor’s Death. In: Notices of the Historical Museum – Kyustendil, vol. 20, 43-47. (Иванов, С. 2019. Политически сътресения в провинция Македония след смъртта на император Август. Във: Известия на Исторически музей Кюстендил, том ХХ, 43-47.)

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