The eighth volume of Contributions to the Bulgarian Archaeology series has been published. Compliers and editors are Valeri Grigorov, Petar Dimitrov, Metodi Zlatkov, Evgeniya Komatarova-Balinova from the Department of Medieval Archaeology of NAIM-BAS.

The volume is in memory of Assoc. Prof. Irina Shtereva. Her scientific activity is related to the discovery of the fortress Tuida (Sliven) and the excavations of Pernik fortress, the Palaces of Pliska and Veliki Preslav, the Great Basilica of Pliska. Irina Shtereva was one of the best experts in mediaeval pottery.

The volume comprises 24 scientific articles, predominantly focused on studies of medieval archaeological monuments. Several major themes are well-embodied: towns and settlements, pottery, minor sculpture, necropoleis. Some discussive articles, as well as theoretical and interdisciplinary papers are also included in the book.

The online version (with free access) is now available at http://series.naim.bg/index.php/CBA, where you can download it as a pdf file.

В. Григоров, П. Димитров, М. Златков, Е. Коматарова-Балинова (ред.). В памет на Ирина Щерева. (Приноси към българската археология, том 8). София: НАИМ–БАН, 2018. ISBN (print): 978-954-9472-56-1; ISBN (online): 978-954-9472-57-8.