Yordanka Leshtakova

(Technical Assistant / Scientific Archive Curator)

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Born: 24 June 1991, Targovishte.
Education: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Master’s degree in Archaeology.

Research interests

Prehistory of Bulgaria and the Balkans; material and intangible cultural heritage of the region.

Current projects

GREEN TALENT — Building Capacity and Partnerships for Systemic Solutions to the Climate and Biodiversity Crises

From the Earth to History: Early Neolithic Settlement Slatina-Sofia

Research experience

Participation as an archaeologist in rescue and regular archaeological excavations (Kapitan Andreevo, Mursalevo, Provadia-Solnitsata, Avren-Bobata, Chirpan, Slatina-Sofia, etc.), surveys, and monitoring of excavation works during infrastructure projects. Conducting activities related to the field study of archaeological structures, graphic documentation of artifacts, digitization of graphic documentation, desktop publishing (DTP), and preparation of reports and publications.

Publications

Ivanova, N., Leshtakov, P., Ilieva, Y., Aleksandrova, H., 2025. Spatial organization and food processing in an Early Chalcolithic site near Chirpan, Southern Bulgaria. — The 5th Meeting of the Association for Ground Stone Tools Research Worlds of Stone, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Aleksandrova, H., Ivanova, N., Popova, T., Leshtakov, P., Ilieva, Y., 2025. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of subsistence and plant processing at the early chalcolithic open-air site near Chirpan, Southern Bulgaria. — In: 31st EAA Annual Meeting (Belgrade Virtual, 2025) — Abstract Book. European Association of Archaeologists, Prague, p. 48. ISBN 978-80-88441-10-6.

Николов, В., Такорова, Д., Дяков, Т., Илиева, Й., Стоицова, В., Атанасова, Н., 2023. Спасително археологическо проучване на територията на раннонеолитно селище Слатина-София. — Археологически открития и разкопки през 2022 г. Книга I, София.

Лещаков, П., Александров, Р., Тодоров, В., Еленски, Н., Илиева, Й., Маринова, Н., Атанасова, Н., 2023. Археологически проучвания на обект от късната праистория, бронзовата, желязната, Късноантичната и Средновековната епоха в землището на Чирпан. — Археологически открития и разкопки през 2022 г. Книга I, София.

Лещаков, П., Иванова, М., Илиева, Й. и др., 2018. Археологически проучвания на халколитно укрепено селище Аврен - Бобата, област Варна. — Археологически открития и разкопки през 2017 г., София.