EXPLORATIONS IN THE NECROPOLIS OF MESAMBRIA (Petya Kiyashkina – kiyashkina_p@yahoo.com, Stoyanka Dimova) The modern construction works in the area of the necropolis began in the 1920s. In 2005, building works began on the place of the holiday house ‘Zlaten Klas’, ‘Panorama’ Hotel and ‘Vyatarna Melnitsa’. Thirteen graves of the Hellenistic, Roman and Mediaeval periods were explored. Grave No. 1 is an oval burial pit. The skeleton is partly preserved and is southwest – northeast oriented. Two small bowls, a terracotta lamp, etc. were found. The grave dates to the first quarter of the 1st century BC. Grave No. 4 is an east – west oriented construction built of stone slabs, 2.90 m in length, 1 m in width and 60 cm in height. The grave was looted. Grave No. 7 is an east – west oriented construction built of ashlars at 2 m in depth. It measures 2.30 m by 1 m by 60 cm. The burial is an inhumation and the deceased lay on the back. The grave goods include a jug, an unguentarium, a small bowl, a gold clasp of a necklace, glass beads and a gold earring. The grave dates to the last quarter of the 3rd century BC. Grave No. 10 consists of two chambers built of slabs and ashlars and is northwest – southeast oriented. The skeleton was decayed. Remains of a wooden coffin were found. The grave goods include a small jug, a bronze coin of Mesambria, an iron strigil, two iron spearheads, etc. The grave dates to 180 BC, at the earliest. Grave No. 11 is a northeast – southwest oriented burial pit and contained a partly preserved skeleton. The grave goods include a gold earring, glass and terracotta beads and a small bowl. The grave dates to the second half of the 3rd century BC. A funerary stela showing images in relief and bearing an inscription with the name of the deceased: Eukleon, son of Nikanor, was discovered outside the excavated graves.