Galliou, P. (1989). Les tombes romaines d'Armorique: essai de sociologie et d'économie de la mort Roman tombs in Armorica: a study in the sociology and economy of death.

Title:

Les tombes romaines d'Armorique: essai de sociologie et d'économie de la mort Roman tombs in Armorica: a study in the sociology and economy of death

Series:

Documents d'Archéologie Française

Volume:

Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

Monograph (in Series)

Abstract:

A study of the tombs, set against their Iron Age background, shows a remarkable continuity from the Iron Age to the 9th century AD; the rite was cremation, as in La Tène burials, and a few select gravegoods were deposited with a monument of some sort above ground. Only the technology of the gravegoods distinguishes a Roman period tomb from a Gaulish one, and throughout the dead had to be given due attention and offerings. Armorica remained a cultural backwater for much of the Roman period, but a marked change (brought about by troubles to the east?) in 4th century saw increased richness of tombs, though the lower classes kept on their old ways. If Germans and Britons were arriving in later 4th century, the extent of their influence on funerary customs is not clear.

Author:

Patrick Galliou

Year of Publication:

1989

ISBN:

2 735 1 0292 0

Subjects / Periods:

9th Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
4th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
Later 4th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)

Note:

Date Of Issue From: 1989

Source:

BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))

Created Date:

05 Dec 2008