ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS OF HISARLAKA FORTRESS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ANEVO (Ivan Dzhambov – history@uni-plovdiv.bg, Maria Deyanova) The excavations in Sector E 1 near the northern fortification wall continued and the explorations of Sector E 2 in the inner part of the fortress, near the eastern fortification wall, began. The southwestern part of the house located in Sector E 1 was discovered. It was built of broken stones with a bonding medium of mud and the walls are 90 cm wide. The entrance of the building is from the south. The house had two periods of occupation (4th – 6th centuries and 9th – 10th centuries) and was destroyed because of a conflagration. The conflagration destroyed the other houses discovered in the fortress. Pottery (fragments of dolia, amphora-like vessels, etc.) dated to the 4th – 6th centuries and the 9th – 10th centuries was found in the house. Most likely, during the second period of occupation, the foundation of the building was reused for a sunken-floored house. Its floor was made of bricks and tiles originating from the roofing construction of the Early Byzantine house. Most of the pottery of the 9th – 10th centuries was discovered on the floor level. A stone pot for melting a metal was also found in the building. The stone pot testifies to the metallurgical production, which is additionally supported by the presence of pieces of slag and other metal objects found during the excavation. Pottery from the two periods of occupation of the fortress (4th – 6th centuries and 9th – 10th centuries), metal fragments, slag and animal bones were found in Sector E 2. Traces of fire were visible in the cultural strata and on the finds.