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PRESLAV (Rossina Kostova – korina68bg@yahoo.com, Kazimir Popkonstantinov) The explorations in Rooms Nos. 1 and 2 continued Southwestern Building I, consisting of four parallel rooms arrange in a line. The building was constructed during the first half of the 10th century at the latest and was situated to the west from the Southern Minastery Building. Two pits were discovered in Room No. 1. Pit No. 1 contained sherds from pitcher of the 10th century, fragments from a glass vessel with decoration in relief (probably an icon-lamp), sherds from kitchen ware of the 10th century, animal bones and a human skull. Pit No. 2 contained fragments from a glass vessel identical to those discovered in Pit No. 1 and sherds from the lid of a ceramic vessel found in Pit No. 1. Sherds of the 10th – 11th centuries, a bronze finger-ring and a pin from a clasp for a book were found in Room No. 2. A building oriented north – south was documented and a room, 4.10 m by 2.90 m in size, was discovered. Sherds and coins of the 13th century were found. Southwestern Building II, consisting of parallel rooms arrange in a line, was documented. Two rooms were discovered. Sherds from Preslav painted pottery were found in Room No. 2. Four pillars were discovered, which outlined a rectangular space, 4.50 m by 2 m in size. A layer from fallen roof tiles was discovered and sherds of the 12th – 13th centuries and a coin of the 1230s were found. The finds from the excavations included two lead seals of monk Georgi, the Bulgarian Synkellos, found in Room No. 2 of Southwestern Building I and Room No. 2 of Southwestern Building II, bronze coins: three of the 4th – 5th centuries AD, one of the 6th – 7th century AD, three of the second half of the 10th – first half of the 11th centuries and six of the 1220s – 1250s.
- Rossina Kostova - Department of Archaeology, Veliko Tarnovo University St. Cyril and St. Methodius 
- Kazimir Popkonstantinov - Department of Archaeology, Veliko Tarnovo University St. Cyril and St. Methodius 
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- Veliko Tarnovo University St. Cyril and St. Methodius
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