ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN PLISKA (Lyudmila Doncheva–Petkova – ldoncheva_petkova@abv.bg, Konstantin Konstantinov, Evgenia Komatarova–Balinova) A sunken-floored house No. 3, 2.90 m by 1.85 – 1.95 m in size, was discovered at the northern wall of Building III. There were four postholes in its corners. The finds include fragments of pots of the 10th century, a small whetstone and animal bones. Two millstone platforms were discovered at the northeastern corner of Building III. A tray for stirring mortar was discovered in front of the northwestern corner of Building III. Fragments of a pot and two jugs, one with incised sign IYI, were found in pit No. 20, which lay over the tray for stirring mortar. House No. 4 was discovered under room No. 19 in the southern end of Building IV. Two platforms for millstones were situated inside house No. 4. Nine pits of the 8th – beginning of the 9th centuries AD were explored under Building IV. Pit No. 14 was situated under Building IV and contained two anonymous Byzantine folles of Class A2 (AD 976 – 1030/1035), fragments of glass bracelets, sherds and animal bones. Lead, bronze and bone objects were produced in Building V. The finds include a lead cross, unfinished and defective lead appliqués, belt points, a buckle, lead pieces and bone awls. An anonymous Byzantine follis of Class D (AD 1050 – 1060) was found in pit No. 17.