MESAMBRIA (Anelia Bozhkova – aneliabozkova@yahoo.com, Petya Kiyashkina) Forty-eight graves were explored in the necropolis of Mesambria: 38 Christian burials of the 13th – 14th centuries, three graves with unclear date, seven burials of the Late Classical and Late Hellenistic periods. In addition, 15 destroyed graves and a surrounding wall from the antiquity were explored. Four burials of the Late Classical and Late Hellenistic periods were inhumations and three burials of the Late Hellenistic period were cremations. The grave goods included a pair of gold earrings, Megarian bowls, unguentaria and jugs. A pit of the Hellenistic period and a pottery deposit of the Late Hellenistic period were explored. The deposit consisted of several piles of sherds from dishes, ichthyai, skyphoi and amphorae, including three amphora stamps from Rhodes of 150 – 100 BC. Some Mediaeval Christian graves had uneven tombstones. The grave goods included bronze buttons, bronze earrings and a bronze finger-ring. Several Mediaeval pits were discovered, containing animal bones, fragmentary building ceramics, sherds, including from sgraffito pottery, small knives and spearheads. Ancient and Mediaeval coins were also found on the site.