ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF IVANOVO (Svetlana Venelinova – lihnida_sv@abv.bg, Maria Gurova) The explorations in the central part of the settlement mound continued. Postholes of a house were discovered in Stratum VII. A layer was explored below it, in Stratum VI, containing animal bones, a human mandible, sherds, 13 horn and eight flint tools, two stone chisels and a stone adze, fragments from terracotta models of buildings. Debris from a burned structure were discovered, containing three ceramic vessels. Strata VI and VII in the settlement mound could be synchronized to the first phase of Kodjadermen Culture. During the excavations, 64 flint artifacts were found: retouched plates, fragments, retouched splinters, combined tools, chisels and a scraper, which were used for leather production process, blades of sickles, cutting of wood, bones and meat. Traceological analysis of 23 items produced from animal bones and antlers, which originated from two buildings in Strata VII and VI, was carried out. The technological features of the production of bone and horn tools was typical of the Chalcolithic period. Bones from ox (Bos Taurus), sheep (Ovis aries), pigs (Sus sp.), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and deer (Capreolus capreolus) were found in the debris of the house discovered in Stratum VII. Fragments from antlers of red deer and deer were found on the floor of the house discovered in Stratum VI. According to the archaeobotanical analysis, the following species were identified: oak, millet, Triticum monococcum, Triticum dicoccum, Hordeum vulgare, chick-peas, lentils, Lathyrus, Galium apparine and Veronica sp.