HERACLEA SINTICA (Lyudmil Vagalinski – lvagalin@techno-link.com) An area of 0.02 ha was explored and the average thickness of the strata was 2.50 m. In the southern part of Site 2, the monumental staircase in the craft and living quarter of the 1st – 4th centuries AD was thoroughly discovered. The staircase led toward a marble door of a large public building with color frescoes on its interior walls. The architectural complex comprised barrel-vaulted shopping rooms and was part of the northern side of the agora during the Roman period. The excavation results confirmed that the first occupation period of the town ended with a fire that occurred after AD 14 and the third occupation period also ended with a fire dated after AD 293. The archaeozoological analysis showed the presence of butchers in the town, while the bones from pigs were prevailing, followed by bones from sheep, goats and ox. There were bones from rabbits, hens and fish as well. Pieces from antlers and boar tusks prepared for production of items were found.