Early Christian basilical complex and graves in tumuli in Ljuba？: Deciphering ‘Dark Ages’ of Dalmatia

Sa？etak 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 Ljuba？ 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