Roman burial practices
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Recent papers in Roman burial practices
"Three Burials of Roman Soldiers from the Necropolis of Chersonesos" Publication of the finds from three cremation discovered at Chersonesos (Crimea, Ukraine). Parts of belt sets allow to connect these burial places with the Roman soldiers.
The graveyards explored here contain early 2nd cent. cremation burials, mostly with scattered ashes (Brandschüttunsgräber) coexsisting with 3-4th cent. stone and tile cists (Steinplatten/Ziegelplattengräber). It could be observed that... more
Reporting two radiocarbon C14 dates on the supposedly late Roman cemetery at Bradley Hill. The dates show that the cemetery continued in use into the fifth and sixth centuries AD Gerrard, J. 2010 New radiocarbon dates from the cemetery... more
La intervención arqueológica realizada en el yacimiento romano de “La Mata I” (Aznalcázar, Sevilla) ha puesto al descubierto los restos de la pars rustica de una villa romana y una serie de enterramientos tardorromanos aislados. The... more
Luxury grave goods in the burial of a 15-year-old wife or bride on the margins of the Roman Empire.
In Haltern am See, an Augustan necropolis, which is without precedent regarding its dating and architectural unity, had been discovered during the years 1982 to 2008. For historical reasons, the construction of the tombs could only have... more
The late Antique mosaic of Orpheus decorated a small room, approximately 18 m2 in area, connected with two even smaller ones, in 4 m2 and the other 2 m2 in area, belonging most likely to a small funerary chapel (or tomb) discovered in the... more
The late Antique mosaic of Orpheus decorated a small room, approximately 18 m2 in area, connected with two even smaller ones, in 4 m2 and the other 2 m2 in area, belonging most likely to a small funerary chapel (or tomb) discovered in the... more
The late Antique mosaic of Orpheus decorated a small room, approximately 18 m2 in area, connected with two even smaller ones, in 4 m2 and the other 2 m2 in area, belonging most likely to a small funerary chapel (or tomb) discovered in the... more
The largest city necropolis of Naissus in the period of Late Antiquity was formed east of the fortress, along the road to Ratiaria. Since it is located in today’s city quarter of Jagodin Mala, it became known by that name in the... more
http://www.archaeopress.com/ArchaeopressShop/Public/displayProductDetail.asp?id=%7B47A8A171-54DB-42B0-B3C4-571C33AB688E%7D Cette étude vise à donner une présentation des pratiques funéraires romaines en Pannonie durant le Haut-Empire.... more
1969-ben a szőnyi magtár mögötti területen aszfaltozási munkálatokat végeztek, mely során 111 temetkezést találtak. Ezek közül 98 római, 13 bronzkori sír volt. Ezen mesterszakos szakdolgozat az ekkor feltárt római korú sírokkal... more
Праматаров, К. 2018: Извънградски некрополи в провинция Тракия (Ι-ΙΙΙ в.). Автореферат на дисертация за присъждане на образователна и научна степен "доктор". София 2018, 1-64. Научен ръководител: доц. д-р Румяна Георгиева Рецензенти:... more
Excavations carried out around the Trier Roman amphitheatre in 1996 - 1999 revealed new aspects about the history of the monument itself and of Trier's late Roman city wall and the Ruwer aquaeduct. Of particular interest is a so far... more
The small Romano-Gallic cemetery ›Auf der Höll‹ in Kalt (Mayen-Koblenz County, Rhineland-Palatinate), excavated in 1926, gives an insight into the burial customs of the rural Maifeld population. Due to its loess deposits, this region in... more
Der Überblick zur Vorgeschichte und Römerzeit Westhofens (Landkreis Alzey-Worms) beinhaltet bisher unveröffentlichte Funde und Beobachtungen. Unter den wahrscheinlich jungsteinzeitlichen Lesefunden sticht – neben dem bekannten großen... more
The paper considers burials that contained mirrors in two Roman period necropolises from the province of Moesia Superior – Viminacium and Demessus. Using the qualitative and quantitative analysis and comparisons of grave assemblages I... more
During excavations in the cemetery of the town of Noviomagus in Nijmegen-west archaeologists of the Radboud University of Nijmegen discovered the remains of a series of monumental burial complexes comprising walled enclosures and funerary... more
Comines [59] ZA Maurice Schumann « La Gaie Perche » Â GE DU FER, GALLO-ROMAIN, MOYEN Â GE, MODERNE et CONTEMPORAIN. Au préalable de l’aménagement de la Z.A. de « La Gaie Perche » à Comines sur une superficie de 44,5 hectares, le... more
Two excavations were undertaken between West Thurrock and Purfleet in 2002 in advance of construction of High Speed 1 (formerly the Channel Tunnel Rail Link). At High House, ditches, gullies and pits of mainly late prehistoric and early... more
Sepolta sotto secoli di accrescimenti e trasformazioni urbane, l’antica Patavium, nota alle fonti come una delle città più fiorenti del Mediterraneo, è oggi una realtà archeologica per gran parte invisibile, dove le memorie del passato... more
In 2004 a large-scale excavation covering some 30 ha was undertaken at the site of Imerys Minerals' Scarcewater tip, St Stephen-in-Brannel. The archaeological investigations focused on three roundhouses and a ploughed-down barrow of... more