ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN PRESLAV (Georgi Maistorski – gmaistorski@yahoo.co.uk) Explorations of the eastern fortification wall of the Outer Town of Preslav were carried out. Part of the fortification wall, 11 m in length, and fortification tower No. 2, situated at 110 m from tower No. 1, were discovered in Sector North. Wooden posts were documented under the foundation of the wall. Their density is 20 – 25 items per sq. m and they are driven by 40 cm in depth. A kiln with a burning chamber and a furnace and two midden pits, containing bones, charcoal and sherds of the 10th – beginning of the 11th centuries, were discovered. A building, measuring 3.90 m by 3.30 m and later than the tower, was explored. The finds include an anonymous Byzantine follis of class A2, an iron razor, an arrowhead, nails, rhomboid marble segments of mosaics, eaves and an outfall. Part of the fortification wall, 6.60 m in length, was explored to the north of fortification tower No. 1 in Sector Fortification Construction. Up to four courses of the wall (a plinth and three courses upwards) with preserved height of 1.30 m were discovered. The fortification wall is 2.80 m wide at the level of the plinth and 1.95 m wide at the upper level. An ashlar with incised drawing of a donkey and pottery were found. Christian grave No. 4 was discovered in sondage No. 2. There were no grave goods. The embankment above the grave contained sherds of the 10th century. A pavement of stones was documented in Sector South. It is c. 4 m wide and 40 – 80 cm thick. The foundation of the fortification wall, 5.10 m wide, was discovered in sondage No. 9. The finds include an anonymous Byzantine follis of class A2 (minted by Emperor Basil II), an iron hook and pottery.