EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF GOLEMO BUCHINO (Ivailo Lozanov – ivaylo_lozanov@yahoo.com, Ilian Boyanov) The exploration of Building B (sector II) and building C (sector III) was completed. Building E (sector III) measures 10 m by 7.50 m. Its foundation is built of uneven stones without bonding medium. Fragments of burned wattle-and-daub from the walls of the building were found. The floor is of trampled earth. Pieces of iron slag and mill-bars were found. They testify to the metallurgical activities. The pottery dates to the 4th – 6th centuries AD. Building F (sector III) measures 19.20 m by 7 m and has two rooms. Its foundation is built of uneven stones without bonding medium. Burned wooden beams and tegulae from the roof were found on the floor. A small room, 2.30 m by 2 m in size, was discovered in the northwestern corner of the building. The finds include a bronze coin of the 4th century AD, sherds of waste pottery and iron objects. Building G (sector III) measures 5.30 m by 5.30 m. Its foundation is built of uneven stones without bonding medium. Sherds and fragments of building ceramics of the 4th – 6th centuries AD were found. Building H (sector III) measures 17.80 m by 5.70 m. Its foundation is built of uneven stones without bonding medium. The finds and the pottery date to the 4th – 6th centuries AD. Five pottery kilns were discovered in sector III. The finds include Late Antique sherds, fragmentary building ceramics and coins, probably minted in the 4th century AD. The buildings and the pottery kilns are related to the Late Antique castellum in the Tsarkvishte locality. An excavation, 18 m in diameter, was explored in sector III. The finds include 14 silver and copper Ottoman coins of the 18th century and pottery of the 18th – 19th centuries. An occupation layer from the second phase of the Early Iron Age (8th – 6th centuries BC) was registered in sector IV.