ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MIRKOVO (Zhivko Uzunov – jivko_uzunov@abv.bg) The site was occupied during the 4th – 3rd centuries BC and during the third quarter of the 3rd – 4th centuries AD. The stratum in Sector 1 reached up to 40 cm in thickness. Two rooms were documented in the building with walls preserved up to 55 cm in height, constructed of roughly-cut stones bonded with clay. Room No. 1 was 4.10 m by 3.20 m in size with walls 0.70 – 1.05 m wide. A hearth was documented in its northwestern corner. Sherds from at least two dolia were discovered in Room No. 2. The sherds were from pots, bowls, dishes and a lekane dated to the 4th – 3rd centuries BC. Five bronze coins were found: two of Philip of Macedon, one of Alexander the Great, one of the Odrysian King Amatokos II and one unspecified.