Abstract
In this paper are analysed published results of recent excavations of early Christian complex and early medieval graves in burial mounds in the area of Ljubač near Nin. The original interpretation ascribed the destruction of the early Christian basilical complex and the appearance of early medieval graves to recently migrated Slavic groups. By analysing the existing information in a wider context, this paper offers alternative interpretation of the finds, discussing methodological problems encountered by the Croatian archaeologists attempting to identify early medieval Slavs in Dalmatia.
| Translated title of the contribution | Starokršćanski bazilikalni kompleks i grobovi u tumulima u Ljubaču: Odgonetanje „mračnog“ doba Dalmacije |
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| Original language | Multiple languages |
| Pages (from-to) | 89-113 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Starohrvatska prosvjeta |
| Volume | 43-44, 2017-2018 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Dalmatia
- Slavs
- late antiquity
- early Middle Ages
- Dark Ages