La nécropole du haut Moyen-Âge de La Mouline à Saint-Firmin-des-Prés (Loir-et-Cher) / The early medieval cemetery of "la Mouline " at Saint Firmin-des-Prés (Loir-et-Cher)

Burnell, Simon; Lorans, Élisabeth; Theureau, Christian

doi:10.3406/racf.1994.2711

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Grave Goods in Early Medieval Europe: regional variability and decline

Brownlee

2021

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This article analyses the use of grave goods in burials across early medieval Europe and how that use changed over the course of the 6th to 8th centuries CE with the widespread transition to unfurnished burial. It uses data gathered from published cemetery excavation reports from England, France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The grave good use in these cemeteries was analysed using GIS methods to visualise regional differences, as well as statistical methods to analyse how grave good use evolved over time in those regions. This analysis revealed clear regional distinctions in grave good use, with England and Alamannia appearing similar, with relatively high levels of grave good use. Meanwhile, parts of Frankia and of Burgundy had considerably lower levels of grave good use. Distributions of individual artefact types tended to match those of overall numbers, but there were a few key exceptions, such as vessels, which followed a quite different pattern, being found in high numbers along the Frankish coast, but in much lower numbers elsewhere. Despite these overall trends, there was still considerable intra-regional and intra-cemetery variation that suggests communities and individuals had the ability to make highly individual choices about the way to bury their dead, along with the ability to subvert local norms. It also revealed that while there was a general decline in the use of grave goods across this period, and everywhere eventually reached the point of almost completely unfurnished burial, this decline occurred at different rates. In particular, there was a zone around the North Sea, including Kent, western Frankia, and the Low Countries, where there was little change in grave good use until it was suddenly abandoned in the early 8th century. Different types of objects declined at different rates across different regions, with few clear trends, suggesting that only personal accessories held a common significance across Europe; the meanings of all other object types were negotiated on a local basis.

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Grave Goods in Early Medieval Europe: regional variability and decline

Brownlee

2021

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Approches comparative et analytique des pratiques funéraires anciennes à Mbanza Kongo (Province du Zaïre, Angola)

Tollo

2023

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Cet article porte sur l’étude des pratiques funéraires à partir des méthodes de l’anthropologie biologique et de l’archéothanatologie de deux sites situés dans la ville historique de Mbanza Kongo, ancienne capitale du royaume du Kongo. Au-delà de certains aspects liés à l’archéologie funéraire, les objectifs de cet article consistent à comprendre la chronologie des sépultures fouillées, leur architecture, leur répartition spatiale et appréhender les modes d’inhumation. Il s’agit aussi de comprendre comment dans le domaine funéraire, les pratiques cultuelles locales se sont maintenues dans un environnement dogmatique et idéologique influencé par le christianisme. L’intérêt de cet article est aussi de comparer les pratiques et les dynamiques funéraires entre les anciens ensembles sépulcraux chrétiens et publics de Mbanza Kongo et ceux des provinces septentrionales du royaume du Kongo. Cette société médiévale africaine à l’avant-garde du métissage culturel, a connu l’émergence de plusieurs formes de résiliences y compris dans le domaine funéraire.

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Les cités de Chartres et d'Orléans au Bas-Empire : et les campagnes ?

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La nécropole du haut Moyen-Âge de La Mouline à Saint-Firmin-des-Prés (Loir-et-Cher) / The early medieval cemetery of "la Mouline " at Saint Firmin-des-Prés (Loir-et-Cher)

Cited by 3 publications

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Grave Goods in Early Medieval Europe: regional variability and decline

Grave Goods in Early Medieval Europe: regional variability and decline

Approches comparative et analytique des pratiques funéraires anciennes à Mbanza Kongo (Province du Zaïre, Angola)

Les cités de Chartres et d'Orléans au Bas-Empire : et les campagnes ?

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