The application of survey methodology to the Yambol region has enormous potential for clarifying issues ranging from the introduction of agriculture into Europe to the impact of Roman imperialism. Research by scholars in similar environments has already forced fundamental re-evaluations of colonization, Greek-indigenous interaction and Roman imperialism, demonstrating the diverse agents and multidirectional nature of the processes involved. In Bulgaria, the work has the potential to do the same for the relationships between Thracians, Persians, Macedonians, Greeks, and Romans.

Fundamental questions about long-term habitation patterns and productive strategies beyond urban centers likewise remain unanswered for this region. Surface survey is in such a case the most suitable tool of research. It will not only yield large amounts of data on a regional scale, but also introduce the concept of landscape studies and provide an impetus for digital inventorying of the archaeological record in the Yambol region.