ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS IN AGATHOPOLIS (Diana Gergova – dianagergova@gmail.com, Yavor Ivanov) The site was situated outside the boundaries of the ancient town, but still within the archaeological reserve. Walls of a building were discovered at 30 cm in depth in sondage No. 2. The walls were 40 – 55 cm wide and up to 4 m long. Roof tiles were found and a floor with traces from fire was documented. Pottery of the 17th – beginning of the 18th centuries was found. Sherds dated after the 17th century, roof tiles and animal bones were found in sondage No. 3. A floor of trampled clay was documented at 40 – 50 cm in depth and a burned patch with charcoal, 20 cm by 40 cm in size, was discovered. The explorations showed that there was no any occupation layer dated prior to the 17th century in this part of the modern town.