Areas of research interest:

Typology and chronology of the pottery complex from Roman, Late Roman and Early Medieval period on the territory of contemporary North-West Bulgaria.

Technology of the pottery production, raw materials, import and export of the ce-ramics objects.

Experimental archaeology in the area of the ceramics production.

Roman and Late Antique fortification system

Archaeological excavations and projects:

2010-2011

Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria Director of the excavations.

2008-2011

Roman Military camp "Conbustica" near village of Kladorub, Dimovo Municipality. Director of the excavations.

2007

Roman road station "Aniste" near village of Granichak, Belogradchik district, North-West Bulgaria. Team member.

2003 - 2007

Roman fortress and sanctuary "Kaleto" near Mezdra, North-West Bulgaria. Team member.

2003

Early Roman castle and Late Antique city Augustae near village of Harlets, Kozloduy district, North-West Bulgaria. Vice-director.

2003

Late Cupper Ages settlement, "Zaminets" locality near village of Gorna Kremena, Mezdra district, North-West Bulgaria. Vice-director.

2002-2006

Early Neolithic settlement, "Valoga" locality near village of Ohoden, Borovan district, North-West Bulgaria. Team member.

2002

Early Christian church near village of Ochin dol, Mezdra district, North- West Bulgaria. Team member.

2001

Early Cupper Ages cult complex and Late Antique and Early Medieval settlements, "Bresta" locality near village of Altimir, Biala Slatina district. Team member.

2000

Thracian funeral mount dated to Roman period near Harmanly, South-East Bulgaria. Vice-director.

1999

Harmanly (Late Roman site) on Trakia Motorway (South-East Bulgaria). Trainee

1993-1998

students practices at: Madrets, Svestary, Silistra

Organizing experience

2010

Collegium Historicum. Program for increasing of the scientific capacity of graduate students, post-docs and young scientists in the Faculty of History, Sofa University. ). Field archaeological studies of - Yakimovo Gadishteto site.

2010

Researches on the ancient culture on both sides of the Bulgarian-Serbian border Conbustica - Timacum Minus.

2009

Collegium Historicum. Program for increasing of the scientific capacity of graduate students, post-docs and young scientists in the Faculty of History, Sofa University. ). Processing and analysis of the ceramic material from two sites in northwestern Bulgaria (Valchedram and Yakimovo.

2007

Creation of an Archaeological Thematic Park "Mezra-Kaleto" (in process of realization by Mezdra municipal administration). Author of the project.

2004-2005

Project "Excavations of the first Agriculture civilization in Bulgaria" (National fund of Culture, Ministry of Education and Science). Team member.

2004

Exhibition "Archaeological excavations - Mezdra 2002-2003". Organizer of the exhibition and author of the popular science book "The Antique monuments in Mezdra district" (Mezdra 2004).

2003

"ARCHAEOLOGIA IUVENTA" project - students scientific studies (Open society Foundation). Project manager and compiler of the book.

2003

Project "International archaeological summer camp Mezdra 2003" (South - East European Youth Network). Team member.

2001

Exhibition "Copies of the Antique pottery examples, discovered in Roman funeral tumulus near town of Harmanly, September 7 - 16, Gallery of foreign arts Sofia (Open Society Foundation). Project manager and author of an educational brochure "What are you know about … Mounts" (Sofia, 2001)

2001

Project "Localization and examination of the archaeological monuments on the ter-ritory of Vratsa district" (Open Society Foundation). Project manager.

2000

Project "Harmanlyiska cheshma - risk excavation created by student team from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Open Society Foundation). Project manager.

Publications:

Burnished pottery from the area of the middle reaches of Skat River, Northwestern Bulgaria. - Collegium Historicum, II (in print)

Roman pottery from locality "Gradishteto" near Yakimovo (excavations of Prof. A.. Milchev 1959-1962). Preliminary notes. - Collegium Historicum, I, 358-374

Notes on dating and interpretation of the ancient site "Kaleto" in Montana, Northwestern Bulgaria. - Doctoral Researches in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2, Sofia University "St. Klimient Ohridski", Sofia, 2010, 33-64

Ceramics from Middle Age Settlements in Bresta Locality near the Village of Altimir (Byala Slatina municipality, North-West Bulgaria). - Acta Terrae Septemcastrensis, VIII, Sibiu, 2009, 245-261

Ceramics from Middle Age layer upon destruction of the Late Antique city Augustae near village of Harlets, Kozloduy district, North-West Bulgaria. - A collection in honor of D.P. Dimitrov (in print)

Ceramic molds for production of appliqué pottery found in fortress "Kaleto" near Mezdra. - Archaeology, XLVII, 1-4, 2006, 161-170

Early Medieval structures and materials. - In: Altimir-Bresta. A cult complex and set-tlement. "North-West Bulgaria" library, "Scientifics' researches" series, 27, 2006, 116-130

Late Antique structures and materials. - In: Altimir-Bresta. A cult complex and set-tlement. "North-West Bulgaria" library, "Scientifics' researches" series, 27, 2006, 94-116

Late Antique church and Medieval necropolis from village Ochin Dol, Mezdra district, North-West Bulgaria. - Archaeologia Bulgarica, 2005, 2, 83-98 (co-auth. Masov, S., Ganetzovski, G.)

Horse-shared amulets ridden by a human head: Problems of interpretation. - Archaeologia Iuventa, 2003, 1, 85-95

Coarse ware from the area of the middle reaches of Skat River, Northwestern Bulgaria. - Archaeologia Iuventa, 2003, 1, 41-57

Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria. Risc excavations of the archaeological site "Kaleto" near village, Dimovo Municipality , Vidin Destrict. - 2011, 271-273

Field survey at the territory of Dimovo and Belogradchik Municipalities, Vidin District. - 2011, 531-533

Archaeological excavations in Early Roman military camp and Late Antique settlement CONBUSTICA near Kladorub, Vidin District.- 2011, 287-289

Field survey at the territory of Dimovo Municipality, Vidin District. - 2010, 629-631

Archaeological excavations at the Early Roman Military camp and Late Antique town Conbustca near village of Kladorub, Dimovo Municipality. - 2010, 327-329

Excavations at the antique site "Kaleto" near village of Kladorub, Dimovo Municipality. - 2008, 437-441

Excavations at Late Antique road station in locality "Aniste" near village of Granichak, Belogradchik Municipality. - 2007, Sofia, 2008, 475-47

Archaeological researches at the Late Halcolithic settlement Zaminets, village of Dolna Kremena, Mezdra Municipality. - 2003, Sofia, 2004, 40-41 (co-auth. Ganetzovski, G., Vasilev, I.)

Risk archaeological excavations at the a Roman castle and Early Byzantine city Augusta near village of Harlets, Kozloduy district. - 2003, Sofia, 2004, 104-105 (co-auth. Masov, S., Ganetzovski, G.)

Archaeological excavation at Praihistorical settlement and an Antique fortress "Kaleto" near Mezdra. - 2003, Sofia, 2004, 41-43 (co-auth. Masov, S., Ganetzovski, G.)

Gods, treasure hunters and scientists. - Buditel, 4 (18), 2010, 34-38i

Ratiaria - the lost city. - Buditel, 3 (17), 2010, 33-48

The Antique monuments in Mezdra district. Mezdra, 2004

What you know about mounts. Sofia, 2002