TARNOVO (Konstantin Totev – konstantin_totev@abv.bg, Evgeni Dermendzhiev, Plamen Karailiev) The explorations continued to he south of the Mediaeval church that was transformed into baths during the Ottoman period and to the east of the western fortification wall of the Early Byzantine fortress. A stratum of the 6th – 7th centuries AD was documented, related to the fortress, and single Thracian sherds of the 1st millennium BC were found. The upper strata dated to the 13th and the 14th centuries. Until the middle of the 14th century, there were no buildings in this part of the capital suburb. The top strata dated to the Ottoman period: end of the 14th – 15th centuries, 16th – 17th centuries and 18th – 19th centuries. A small part of the painted plinth of the second half of the 14th century was discovered on the northern wall of the nave of the church. Three places for stirring mortar for the building of the baths at the end of the 14th century were entirely explored. The finds from the excavations included nine copper coins, sherds from sgraffito pottery showing parts of human figures, a pendant from a chandelier and a frame from a small steatite icon.