PHILIPPOPOLIS (Zdravka Korkutova – zdravka_p@abv.bg, Maya Martinova) Two tombs were excavated in the western necropolis of Philippopolis. Tomb No. 1 was oriented northeast – southwest. The burial chamber was built of bricks bonded with mortar and was covered with rectangular syenite slabs plastered with mortar. There was a pillow built of bricks on the southwestern side of the burial chamber. Disturbed bones of three individuals were discovered in the chamber: a man, a woman and a child. The grave goods included four Roman coins, a bronze bead and a hairpin. Two shells of turtles were also found. Tomb No. 2 had the same orientation and was built of bricks bonded with mortar. The tombs dated to the 3rd century AD.