ABRITUS (Galena Radoslavova – galena_rz@abv.bg) The explorations in the southern necropolis continued. Fifteen inhumation burials were discovered over an area of 60 sq. m. The graves were rectangular pits, single-step pits and pits surrounded with stones and bricks. The deceased in eight graves were laid with heads to the west, the deceased in Grave No. 67 was with head to the northeast, the deceased in Grave No. 57 was with head to the north and the deceased in Grave No. 70 was with head to the south. There were ceramic vessels placed in seven graves. The grave goods in Grave No. 60 included a ceramic vessel and a bronze belt buckle of the second half of the 4th century AD. A bronze belt buckle of the second half of the 3rd century AD was found in Grave No. 66. During the explorations several coins were found: a Roman colonial bronze coin of Geta minted in Anchialos, a coin AE3 minted in AD 367 – 375 either by Valentinian I or Valens or Gratian, a coin AE4 minted in the period AD 375 – 498 and two coins AE4 of Theodosius II minted in AD 425 – 450.