ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS NEAR IVAILOVGRAD (Ivailo Kanev – tapanar@abv.bg) The fortress covered an area of 1 ha. A sondage was carried out on the southern Late Antique fortification wall near to the pilaster that was discovered. A kempfer capital with a cross in relief was found and it originated from a Late Antique basilica. Building No. 3 with two rooms and walls 80 cm wide was discovered in Sector A in the central part of the site. Fragmentary mortar and building ceramics were found and traces from fire were documented. Room No. 1 was paved with reused Late Antique marble slabs and a marble column. The finds included coins of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, anonymous Byzantine coins of the 11th century and Latin imitative coins of the first quarter of the 13th century minted in Constantinople. Building No. 3 was most probably constructed in the 10th century.