La nécropole du haut Moyen Âge de Largillay-Marsonnay « Sur le Marteret » (Jura)
The Largillay-Marsonnay burial ground, known of since the 19th century but not having been serious studied, was in part destroyed by the extension of an open cast mine. Two rescue excavations were undertaken in 1999 and 2001 to determine the site’s extension and its importance. Even though only 55 b...
| Published in: | Revue Archéologique de l’Est |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | French |
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Société archéologique de l’Est
2007-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/rae/1030 |
| Summary: | The Largillay-Marsonnay burial ground, known of since the 19th century but not having been serious studied, was in part destroyed by the extension of an open cast mine. Two rescue excavations were undertaken in 1999 and 2001 to determine the site’s extension and its importance. Even though only 55 burials out of an estimated 300 have been studied, the research has produced much information. The burial ground was mainly in use during the Merovingian period, but also during the Carolingian period. The discovery of a particularly well equipped weapon burial raises the question of elite burials on the site. Other discoveries such as a type D buckle decorated with a Christian motif and the remains of a small wooden edifice sheds new light on the Christianisation of this part of the Jura plateau. |
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| ISSN: | 1266-7706 1760-7264 |