EXPLORATIONS IN PHILIPPOPOLIS (Ivo Topalilov – i_topalilov@abv.bg, Kamen Stanev) The site covered an area of c. 630 sq. m situated close to the eastern fortification gate of Philippopolis and inside the fortified area. A burned clay level and a related wall of sun-dried bricks were discovered. Judging from the pottery, the structure dated after the 13th – 14th centuries. Three pits of the 11th century, containing sherds and coins, were explored. A house, which was destroyed by another house built on top of it during the 11th – 12th centuries, was documented. Late Antique streets and buildings were discovered. After Philippopolis was burned in the middle of the 3rd century AD, a reconstruction of the earlier buildings began, but during the reign of Constantine the Great, these buildings were partly destroyed because of the construction of two new streets. The first street, oriented east – west and up to 6 m wide, had curbstones. A drain that run along the length of the street in its middle and another drain built of bricks and situated in an adjacent building, which run into the street drain, were discovered. The second street was oriented north – south and was paved with ashlars. During the construction of the street, an existing building was reconstructed: its eastern wall was destroyed and a new wall from the south was built. Three rooms, each one 4 m by 4.20 m in size, were discovered in the building situated to the west of the street. The building situated to the east of the street consisted of adjacent rooms arranged in a line. Judging from coins of Justinian I, the building was reconstructed in the middle of the 6th century AD when it was extended over the street which already was not functional. Rows of dolia dug out into the floor were discovered. The Late Antique buildings were constructed of roughly cut stones bonded with mortar. Their walls were preserved up to 1.60 m in height and were built over earlier walls of the Roman period. A workshop of the Roman period was documented and iron slag was found. A drain built of ashlars bonded with mortar was explored. Two pits from the Hellenistic period, containing pottery, three coins and a female head of terracotta figurine, were discovered.