Staroslovanski grobišči v Spodnjih Gorjah in Zasipu

Abstract

On the basis of eyewitness reports, chance finds, archaeological excavation and anthropological analyses, it is possible to locate a small cemetery, with supposed 60 graves, on the edge of the glacial terrace in Spodnje Gorje and its sunward slope. Of all graves, only 4 were systematically documented in 1984 and 1985, which from their location and finds suggest that the cemetery belongs to the later period of the Alpine Slavs (the 9lh and 10,h Centuries). The site of Žale near Zasip lies on the southern slope of a glacial moraine, east of the Blcd-Zasip road. Here 55 graves were systematically excavated from 1985 to 1987. and represent the entire cemetery. Chronologically the nearby cemetery of Dlesc near Bodešče is contemporary, that is dating to the 9lh and 10"' Centuries (Knific, Pleterski 1981, 482-523). Only graves 15 and 55 are somewhat older, probably from the 8" Century.