A neolithic lion tooth fragment representing the Atlantic Period was found in Karanovo, Bulgaria, and is estimated 6,000 years old.[17] In Greece lions first appeared around 6,500–6,000 years ago as indicated by a front leg bone found in Philippi.[2] Bone fragments of the modern lion were excavated in Hungary and in Ukraine's Black Sea region, which are estimated at around 5,500 to 3,000 years old.[24] Remains were also found in Albania, Romania and European Turkey.[11]