Aspects of Late Roman Burial Practice in Southern Britain

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Aspects of Late Roman Burial Practice in Southern Britain

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Pages:: 597–629

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004687974_004

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This summary attempts an overview of the main characteristics of Late Roman burial practice in central and southern Britain, with an emphasis on results of recent excavations and analyses. These include a few urban examples but the main focus is on evidence for burial in rural contexts, including the so-called ‘small towns’. This ranges from individual burials to cemeteries of varying size, organisation, and orientation. The principal rite was extended inhumation but variants on this, other forms of burial, and the variety of grave construction and provision of grave goods are reviewed. The importance of osteological evidence both for understanding the buried individual and wider questions of origins and health of communities is emphasised. Regional variation in practice is seen to be important and at least in part related to socio-economic factors. Interfaces with Early Anglo-Saxon practice and the influence of Christianity in Late and ‘post-Roman’ burials are also considered.

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Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity

Volume 2: Regional Perspectives

Series: Late Antique Archaeology, Volume: 13/2

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Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 18 Sep 2024

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