The area of Pleven is saturated with archaeological sites, but only a small part of them has been studied. Among them, the longest-explored is the fortress located in the Park of Kaylaka, about 3 km southeast of Pleven, known as Storgosia. Although still poorly explored, according to artefacts and pottery sporadically found, analysis of written sources, as well as settlements within the Pleven wider area suggest the presence of Goths in the Late Antiquity. The fortresses near the village of Sadovets, not far from the town, are also related to them.