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Maneva in 1981 the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and the Museum in Prilep continued the research on Basilica D and two necropolises next to the church; \r\nnecropolis, historical data: with the decline of Heraclea at the end of the 6th century, Basilica D and the necropolis from the same period were abandoned; for the next few centuries there are no traces of life in this area; it is not possible to determine what condition Basilica D was in when, at the end of the 10th century, this location began to be used as a necropolis.\r\n\r\nNumber of medieval excavated graves is 29 and they are located  in the interior of the church both north and south of it; maybe only the altar area of the early Byzantine basilica was still in use, since there are no medieval graves in that part (just a guess). There is no doubt that there is a relationship between the sacral tradition of the terrain and the choice of location for the medieval necropolis (*This phenomenon was very widespread on the territory of Macedonia in the Middle Ages) \r\n\r\ngrave finds and analysis of archaeological material: \r\ngrave inventory of this type is most often found in women's and children's necropolises; consists of rings, earrings, gloves, buckles, necklace; with the exception of one grave of a young girl, the other graves had modest contributions. \r\ndating: \r\nlate 10th or 11th century.\r\nSlavic necropolis medieval settlement: traces of the settlement were discovered in the area around Basilica D (Latin imitation of a Byzantine coin from the 13th century, building material from the 13th-14th century) and in the central complex of Heraclea (fragments of kitchen ceramics, tools, jewelry, Byzantine coins, period: X-XIV century). 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