EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF DRAZHEVO (Stefan Bakardzhiev – st_bakarjiev@abv.bg) Tumulus No. 1 is 2.70 m in height and 37 m in diameter. A circle of stones, 11 m in diameter, with walls 40 – 50 cm in width, was discovered. A smaller circle of stones, 2 m in diameter, enclosing two burial pits, was discovered within the big circle. Cremated human bones, a ceramic jug and a bowl were found in the pits. Inhumation burials in Hocker position, with heads pointed to the east and covered with ochre, were found below these materials in both pits. Four ceramic vessels were found in grave No. 1. Three ceramic vessels, a bronze awl and a piece of jasper were found in grave No. 2. A burial pit with three inhumations (two adults and a child) in Hocker position, covered with ochre, was discovered in the center of the big circle. A bronze knife, six silver pendants, four silver appliques, two bronze awls and four ceramic vessels were found in the grave. In addition, an inhumation burial of a child was discovered within the big circle. The burials date to the Early Bronze Age (Ezero VIII – VII strata), 3rd millennium BC. Six graves were discovered in tumulus No. 2: a primary inhumation burial without grave goods and five secondary Christian burials of the 14th – 15th centuries. In addition, a rectangular construction of stones was discovered and pottery of the 1st millennium BC and the late mediaeval period was found. Tumulus No. 3 is 1.80 m in height and 23 m by 17 m in diameter. A Thracian tomb of the 4th – 3rd century BC, with an entrance to the southeast, was discovered in the eastern part of the tumulus. The burial chamber is rectangular and measures 2.60 m in width, 2.35 m in length and 1.40 – 1.55 m in height. The dromos is 5.07 m in length, 93 cm in width and 1.45 m in height. The funerary monument was built of uneven stones without a bonding medium. Sherds were found inside the tomb. A cremation burial of the 3rd – 2nd century BC was discovered in tumulus No. 4.