EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF POLKOVNIK DYAKOVO (Boyan Ivanov – b_totev@abv.bg) Seven graves were explored. Grave No. 1 was an ellipsoid pit, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was an adult man laid supine. There was a circular niche dug out at his feet, containing a sherd from an amphora. Grave No. 2 was an ellipsoid pit, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was a child, 5 years old, laid supine. Two folles of Constantine I and Licinius I were found. There was a niche dug out at its feet, containing sherds from at least two amphorae, a pot and two folles of the beginning of the 4th century AD. Grave No. 3 was an ellipsoid pit, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was a child, 8 – 9 years old, laid supine. There was an oval niche dug out at its feet. Two coins of Constantine I and Licinius I were found. Grave No. 4 was an ellipsoid pit, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was a child, 8 years old, laid supine. Two coins of Licinius II were found in the grave. There was a niche dug out to the right of the deceased, containing sherds from at least two amphorae, a pitcher, a pot and two folles of Maximinus Daza. Grave No. 5 was an ellipsoid pit, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was a child, 10 years old, laid supine. There was a niche dug out to the right of the deceased, containing sherds from at least two amphorae. A barbarian imitation of a follis of Constantine I was found in the grave. Grave No. 6 was a niche, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was a child, 8 – 10 years old. There were a pit and a niche dug out to the right of the deceased, the latter containing sherds from at least two amphorae. Grave No. 7 was a niche, oriented southwest – northeast. The deceased was an adult woman. There were unburned brands in the grave. There was a circular shaft dug out at her feet, containing a fragmentary pitcher and a coin of Constantine I. The graves dated to the first several decades of the 4th century AD and probably belonged to barbarian foederati.