EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF SKALAK (Georgi Nehrizov – nehrizov@bol.bg, Denitsa Nenova) There was destruction on site due to geological exploration. Only an area measuring 21 m by 16 m was intact. The material collected in the disturbed embankment dates to the second phase of the Early Iron Age: 8th – 6th centuries BC. In addition, pottery of the 2nd – 3rd centuries AD was found. An intact cultural layer, 20 – 30 cm in depth, was explored. It contained material of the Roman period, mainly pottery, and also 15 millstones. Remains of a rectangular building, 4.70 m by 1.80/2.20 m in size, was discovered. In another part of the site, a cultural layer, 15 – 20 cm in depth, was excavated. It contained sherds and other separate finds of the second phase of the Early Iron Age. The only structure related to this layer was a ritual pit dug into the bedrock, containing sherds of the Early Iron Age, burnt fragments of lath-and-plaster and small pieces of charcoal. The pottery of the Early Iron Age includes cups, kantharoi, amphorae, dolia, dishes and pots. The decoration consists of stamped and incised motifs and fluting. The features of the pottery allow us to date it to the second phase of the Early Iron Age. The pottery of the Roman period includes wheel-made and hand-made vessels. The wheel-made pottery includes mainly dishes and cups, and the hand-made – kraters, pots and dishes. The material of the Roman period dates to the 2nd – 3rd centuries AD. Other finds of the Early Iron Age are a bronze bead, a small terracotta vessel, a spindle whorl and stone tools. In addition, a bronze coin of Maroneia minted in 386/385 – 348/347 BC was found on the site.