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= Anna Balkanska = Anna Jordanova Balkanska (Bulgarian: Ана Йорданова Балканска) was a Bulgarian archaeologist notable for her work on the 1948-1954 excavations of the Thracian city of Seuthopolis, alongside Lyuba Ognenova-Marinova.

Education
Anna Balkanska graduated from Sofia University in 1948 with a degree in History, and again in 1951 with a degree in Bibliography and Library Science. She gained her PhD in History in 1979.

She was a research fellow of the Archaeological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Career
In 1949, she became the head of the library at the National Archaeological Institute and Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, a position she held until 1961.

She was the specialist in Antique Archaeology at the Institute from 1969-1984.

Excavations
She was part of the team excavating the Thracian city of Seuthopolis, alongside Lyuba Ognenova-Marinova, Gergana Canova, Mariya Chichikova, and Dimitar Nikolov.

Selected publications
Balkanska, A. (1998) Тракийското светилище при "Демир баба теке" (The Thracian Sanctuary at "Demir Baba Teke") Sofia: Свят Наука (World of Science).

Balkanska, A. (1979) Тиризис - тракийският град на нос Калиакра (Tirizis - the Thracian City on Cape Kaliakra). Sofia: National Archaeological Institute and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.