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In the Shade of Post Roman Towns: the Rise of Local Elites in Northern Dalmatia (Croatia)

In early middle ages, the territory of present- day northern Dalmatia was divided between two political entities: Byzantine empire represented by the towns on the coast of the Adriatic sea, and emerging Slavic/Croatian entity in the hinterland. The contribution will mainly focus on the wider territory of Zadar, the center of Byzantine power in Dalmatia. In its hinterland there are numerous archaeological sites from Roman and post Roman era e. g. Roman municipium of Varvaria (today: Bribir) which was an important Liburnian, Roman and post Roman settlement situated on extremely important traffic route between the continent and the coast. "In the shade" of Bribir there are numerous early Medieval cemeteries some of which show the emergence of new medieaval elites e.g. the cemetery in Vaćani near Skradin that was discovered by accident in 2010. Graves in Vaćane contain finds typical for the 8th-9th century period (e. g. ceramic vessels). Most significant are burials in two late-Antique sarcophagi. In one of them two iron spurs were found. The other sarcophagus (Grave 10) contained remains of two male adults, early Carolingian sword (K-type), a pair of bronze spurs, solidus of Constantine V and a glass bottle (probably of Middle Eastern origin) as well as some other minor finds. The type of burial used for grave 10 and grave finds indicate socially privileged individuals with possible military background. Northern Dalmatia is also the territory that contains numerous early-Christian and medieval churches with adjacent cemeteries which can incite numerous questions about continuity vs. discontinuity in those turbulent times.

Dalmatia, Croatia, Vaćani, Bribir, Zadar

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