Grobovi s Puščave nad Starim trgom pri Slovenj Gradcu

In 1911 and in 1995, a total of 138 graves from the late Roman and early medieval period were discovered at Puščava above Stari trg near Slovenj Gradec. The cemetery from the late Roman period originated first at the end of the 4th century and was in use throughout the entire 5th century. The inhabitants of Roman Colatio were probably buried in it. Graves that could be dated solely to the 6th or 7th centuries were not present. Burial again began at the earlier cult site at the beginning of the 8th century at the latest. All 8th century burials are in the northwestern half of the cemetery, and all 9th century graves in the southeastern half. The structural changes that occurred at the transition from the 8th to the 9th century were probably the result of the creation of Gradec - the residence of the župan (district head) of Slovenj Gradec next to the cemetery. At the end of the 9th century or at the beginning of the 10th century, burial ceased at Puščava.1911 in 1995 je bilo na Puščavi nad Starim trgom pri Slovenj Gradcu odkritih 138 grobov iz pozne antike in zgodnjega srednjega veka. Poznoantično grobišče je nastalo najprej konec 4. st. in bilo v uporabi v celem 5. st. V njem so najverjetneje pokopavali prebivalce antičnega Colatia. Grobov, ki bi jih lahko uvrstili samo v 6. ali 7. st., ni. Na starem kultnem mestu so ponovno pričeli pokopavati najkasneje na začetku 8. st. Vsi pokopi 8. st so na severozahodni polovici grobišča, vsi grobovi 9. st. na njegovi jugovzhodni polovici. Strukturne spremembe, ki so se zgodile pri prehodu iz 8. v 9. st. so verjetno posledica nastanka Gradca - bivališča slovenjegraškega župana, poleg grobišča. Konec 9. st. ali na začetku 10. st. pokopavanje na Puščavi preneha