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Renowned archaeologist dies at temple dig

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Archaeologist Georgi Kitov ; an expert on the treasure-rich Thracian culture of antiquity ; died of a heart attack while excavating a temple in central Bulgaria considered to be one of his greatest discoveries, his family said Thursday. He was 65.

Kitov died Sunday during the excavation of a large Thracian temple surrounded by lavishly furnished graves near the village of Starosel, according to his wife, Diana Dimitrova.

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