Original scientific paper
Early Christian basilical complex and graves in tumuli in Ljubač: Deciphering ‘Dark Ages’ of Dalmatia
Danijel Džino
orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-9508
; Macquarie University Balaclava Road, North Ryde AUS – NSW 2109 Sydney
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.
Keywords
Dalmatia; Slavs; late antiquity; early Middle Ages
Hrčak ID:
224924
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Publication date:
22.10.2018.
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