SONDAGE EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF GOLEMO BUCHINO (Kostadin Rabadzhiev – rabadjiev@gmail.com, Ivailo Lozanov) Building A with a rectangular layout and oriented northeast – southwest was explored in Sector I. The walls were built of uneven stones without a bonding medium and are 55 – 60 cm in width. The cultural stratum is 15 – 20 cm in thickness and contains mainly fragments of tiles. Sherds of ‘grey Macedonian terra sigilata’, iron objects, slag and a terracotta melting-pot were found. Building A had a light construction and was most likely a workshop. The building dates to the 3rd – 4th centuries AD. Building B was explored in Sector II. Walls forming a rectangular layout oriented northwest – southeast were discovered, but it was not possible to specify the exact size of the building. The walls are 70 cm in width and were built of uneven stones without a bonding medium. The cultural stratum is up to 50 cm in thickness. Sherds of big pots were the most numerous finds. Single sherds of amphorae and iron tools (knives, chisels and presumably a plane) were also found. The building was related to craft industry and dates to the 4th century AD. Building C was explored in Sector II. An east – west oriented wall more than 5 m in length was discovered. It was built of uneven stones without a bonding medium and is 60 m in width. Fragments of two tobacco-pipes and glazed sherds were found within the building context. A pavement of small stones and sherds was discovered to the east of Building C. Building C and the pavement date to the 18th century. A castellum is located nearby and most likely, it protected the Roman road Serdica – Pautalia.