摘要：The paper deals with artefacts from the 2nd and the 1st centuries BC, found at the locality of Bencunuše in Solin. The locality is in the vicinity of the early-Christian cemetery basilica of Manastirine, where previous researches revealed a concurrent cultural layer of preserved drystone architecture. The finds of Bencunuša confirm a settlement existing in the wider area surrounding Manastirine in the 2nd and the 1st centuries BC that, according to the found amphorae and coins, existed to the mid 1st century BC latest. The latest finds make contribution to the researches of topography of the Late Republican period Salona, given existence of several concurrent settlements in the Salona area. Stated as possible locations of the native settlement are Sutikva and the surroundings of the Klis Pass, whereas a settlement in the wider area of Manastirine, the Urbs vetus and the so called Illyrian Salona in Donja Rupotina are rejected due to the lack of earlier period artefacts. Emphasized are also the links between Urbs vetus of Salona and the nearby Sikuli that, according to the latest researches of Sikuli, was founded at similar time and similar location.
