The second field research was conducted from 19 to 24 October 2022 within the frameworks of the project “From barbarians to Christians and Rhomaioi. The process of Byzantinization in the Central Balkans (late 10^th – mid-13^th century)” of the Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Program “Ideas”, No. 7748349). The fieldwork was based on the research of sacral and other objects in the area of Skopje and Strumica in the Republic of North Macedonia. The research was conducted by dr Ljubomir Milanović, dr Marka Tomić, dr Vladan Zdravković and dr Miloš Živković.