ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN DEULTUM (Krasimira Kostova – kr.kostova@mail.bg, Elka Docheva, Maria Manolova-Voikova) The explorations in the eastern part of the thermae continued. House of the second half of the 7th – beginning of the 9th century AD was documented. It was situated at 12 m to the east from the outer side of the fortification wall of AD 475 – 500 and was built of sun-dried bricks and was destroyed by fire. A pile of fragmentary pottery, amphorae, five bronze coins of the second half of the 4th century AD and a coin of Justinian I, was discovered. During the end of the 6th – beginning of the 7th century AD the fortification walls were not maintained and during the second half of the 7th century AD buildings were constructed in the area in front of them. An occupation level of the end of the 4th – first half of the 5th century AD was reached and in that period the thermae were already not existing and houses of sun-dried bricks were constructed over their ruins. Three dolia with traces from fire, dated with coins of Theodosius II, were discovered. The finds included pottery, loom weights, fragments from terracotta lamps of Asia Minor type (Мiltner Type XI), amphorae LR 1/A, LR 1/B, LR 2, LR 4 (Gaza Type), a small cross, bronze belt buckles and a needle. The cardo adjoining the eastern side of the thermae was documented, paved with slabs. A drain was discovered. Two bronze coins were found in the joints between the slabs of the cardo: the first one of the first half of the 4th century AD and the second one of Constantius II. A room from the eastern side of the tepidarium was explored, with a floor paved with marble slabs. A latrine was built adjoining the room. A marble dolphin over a base and a fragment of a marble seat of latrine were found. Destructions were documented, probably a result from an earthquake that was documented in AD 357/358.