ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF POKROVNIK (Mark Stefanovich – mark@aubg.bg, Iliya Kulov) The archaeological site is situated on a hill, near to St. George Chapel. It is a mound, 14 – 15 m in diameter and 4 m in height. The site was divided in four sectors designated as A, B, C, and D. Sectors C and D were entirely explored, while sectors A and B were partially excavated. Two walls of a building constructed of stones with a bonding medium of mud were discovered. The first wall, in sector B, is southeast – northwest oriented and continues into sector A. It is 1.15 m in width and is preserved up to 1 m in height. The second wall is situated in sector A and has the same orientation. It stands at 2.20 – 2.30 m to the west of the first one. Both walls are parallel, but no any connection between them is yet discovered. The building was burned. This is confirmed by the fired bonding medium of mud and the large quantity of charcoal. The material discovered in the building (a spindle whorl and sherds) synchronizes it with the Late Bronze Age Kamenska Chuka site and dates it around the 13th century BC. A Christian inhumation burial was discovered in the eastern periphery of the mound. Remains of a cloth with metal threads were found under the skull. Most likely, the burial dates to a modern period and was related to the functions of the chapel.