Relics have been found in the town of Lovech and its surroundings. They reveal not only the centuries-long history of the Bulgarian people, but also the millennial culture of the tribes and nations living on Bulgarian soil for a longer or a shorter period of time during the different epochs – from the Palaeolithic Period, when man appears, till nowadays.
    The earliest treasures, attesting to man’s appearance in the region of Lovech, have been discovered in the caves near the town.
    The finds from the caves in the vicinity of Lovech, confirm the evidence of human presence in the Bronze Age /3200 – 1200 B.C./. The rich finds in the whole region – flint and stone implements, refer to the Neolithic and the Eneolithic Periods, as well as to the Bronze Age. The cave of Devetaki is the only one in the Southwestern part of Europe, in which cultural layers from almost all prehistoric epochs have been found – a large number of ceramic, bone, bronze and iron implements, earthenware and jewels.
    The good conditions of living in the cave have attracted people’s attention from time immemorial. The proximity of the river Ossum, the abundance of forests, pastures and fertile earth were favourable to its inhabitants.
    The cultural layers show that the cave was inhabited during the following epochs as well – the Neolithic and the Eneolithic Periods, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages. The treasures found, reveal exceptional material and spiritual culture throughout the millennia.
    The cave of Devetaki is a cultural monument and a protected natural sight of national and international significance. The cultural relics attest to the fact that during the Neolithic and the Eneolithic Periods, the caves of Lovech were a shelter for the primitive people.
    In the Age of Iron, for reasons unknown, the caves were deserted by their inhabitants, but in the Roman and Medieval Periods there was evidence of life in them, even not so intensive.