ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF TROYANOVO (Rumen Spasov – rumenspassov@abv.bg, Boris Borisov) Strata of the 11th – 12th centuries, the 4th – beginning of the 5th centuries AD and the 4th century BC were explored. Nineteen pits of the 11th – 12th centuries, 14 of them midden, were discovered, containing pieces of charcoal, sherds and animal bones. The finds also included a bowl with sgraffito decoration, fragments from glass bracelets and small iron knives. A dugout was explored and the finds included sherds, bronze coins of Diocletian, Constantius II and Julian, a terracotta spindle whorl. Six midden pits and two dugouts of the 4th century BC were discovered. The finds included a Thracian ceramic cup, a zoomorphic figurine and a spherical stone projectile.