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Focus News Since 5 century a saint's hairs have been kept in a bronze reliquary, a cross, which has been unearthed in the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon, Southern Bulgaria, archaeologist professor Nikolay Ovcharov told FOCUS News Agency in relation with the most recent find in Perperikon a bronze reliquary dating back to the 5 or 6 century. 
According to the archaeologist the cross was discovered two or three days ago in a very impressive building on the southern slope of Perperikon."The building was made in the antiquity, but it was functioning until the 10-12 century. We unearth it now and it is yet to be discovered entirely. A week ago I presented there the seals of archbishop Achridos of the eastern Rhodope mountains, as they were called in the Middle Ages, and now a bronze cross was discovered," he said further. He added the cross is about 4 cm high and was sealed hermetically. "Such reliquary crosses keep the relics of saints, remains of their clothes, ect," he added. According to him the archaeologists were surprised to find no soil in the cross when they opened it. "The cross was hermetically sealed and at first glance, there was nothing in it. When we started examining it, we noticed two long fibers on the inner side of the cross," said the archaeologist and noted a chemical analysis would give more details. "There are two hypotheses. According to one of them these are a saint's hairs which were kept in the cross and the second one suggests these are textile fibers from a piece of clothing, such a shroud, dressing gown or something else. Right now both hypotheses are equally credible," he said and expressed certainty the cross had not been opened since 5-6 century.
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