DOROSTOLUM – DRASTAR (Georgi Atanasov – geoatal@abv.bg) The explorations of Basilica No. 4 continued. It was built in the beginning of the 10th century and destroyed at the end of the 11th century. The floor in the southern aisle was paved with stone slabs arranged over a layer of mortar. Sherds of the 4th – 6th centuries AD and of the 9th – 10th centuries were found under the floor. The foundation of the apse was built of roughly-cut stones bonded with mortar and was 50 cm deep. A house with a stone stove was explored in front of the central apse and sherds the end of the 10th century were found. Christian burials of the 11th century were discovered over the remains of the house. The foundations of Basilica No. 5 of the second half of the 9th century were discovered under Basilica No. 4. The southern aisle 3 m wide was partly explored. The foundations were 0.95 – 1.05 m wide, dug into a layer with sherds of the 4th – 6th centuries AD. Four buttresses were documented along the outer face of the wall.