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Standart News Most of the houses in Kladorub have been built with stones from the nearby ancient towers 
Parvoleta Tsvetkova In 1868, legendary Austro-Hungarian archaeologist and ethnographer Felix Philipp Kanitz while searching for the old Roman road from Ratiaria to Naissus (now Nis, Serbia), stopped in the Bulgarian village of Kladorub, situated some 18 km away from the Black Sea town of Belogradchik. There he saw the ruins of an ancient fortress and towers, orientated towards the four cardinal directions. Kanitz was the first to create the hypothesis that this was the Roman military fort known as Conbustica. At the beginning of the 20th century, excavations started at this site but shortly after the archaeologists lost interest in the fortress. The black archaeologists didn't lose time and started digging in the region. The experts, headed by Krassimira Luka, returned in 2008, led by the conviction that these are the ruins of a big and once flourishing settlement. Many of the houses in the village are built with hewn stones from the Roman time. In their everyday life, the locals use pottery that is described as precious works of art by the experts. It may sound like a joke but the local people cook beans in unique Roman earthen jars. Apart from the pottery, the archaeologists have found glass bowls, two fibulas and coins, dating back to the time of Constantine the Great. "These finds make us believe that Cornbustica was established as a military fort of the Roman legions before the Dacian wars of Emperor Trajan. Cornbustica is not mentioned anywhere after the 3rd century AD. Our excavations will shed light on the history of this town, which will give us precious information about the Roman presence on the now Bulgarian territory," the experts explain.
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