Vranje near Sevnica: A Late Roman Settlement in the Light of Certain Pottery Finds

This article presents the results of exeavations at the settlement of Ajdovski gradeč above Vranje near Sevnica in Slovenia. The first section discusses the history of research at this site, whilst the second section considers Lombard, Early Byzantine and local late Roman pottery in Slovenia. The historical background of the settlement is indirectly illuminated through these finds.Avlor predstavlja raziskovanja naselbine Ajdovski gradeč nad Vranjem pri Sevnici v Sloveniji. V prvem delu podaja zgodovino raziskav najdišča, v drugem pa se posveča problematiki langobardske, zgodnjebizantinske in lokalne grobe poznoantične lončenine v Sloveniji. Na osnovi teh najdb posredno osvetljuje zgodovinsko ozadje, ki je botrovalo premenam v naselbini