Description
Book SynopsisLes pratiques funéraires en Gaule lyonnaise de l’époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle aims to provide an overview of Roman burial practices in the
Gallia Lugdunensis province during the Early Roman Empire.
Among the different approaches proposed by R. Reece for the study of Roman cemeteries, this work focuses on grave treatment and grave furnishing. The funerary practices are thus apprehended through the study of the structure of the tombs and the selection and treatment of the grave goods and human remains. The main objective was to propose a synthesis of the published finds which could serve as a basis for future research.
The analysis consists of a documentary review of the published data (presented in the catalogue and numerous tables) as complete as possible, accompanied by a detailed analysis of the latest information available to highlight trends regarding the entire province, and the peculiarities seen at a regional level. Many graphics and maps support this analysis.
Many general trends, common to the western provinces of the Roman Empire, were detected, but also many particularities linked to the regional nature of the funerary practices and the economic and social situation of the communities. Some of these particularities reflect more profound cultural differences due to the unequal penetration of Mediterranean funerary practices into the territory of the province. They reflect the somewhat 'artificial' formation of the
Gallia Lugdunensis, which incorporated tribes belonging to different cultural spheres (sharing particularities with
Aquitania and the Belgic Gaul or more exposed to the Mediterranean influences).
Table of ContentsSommaire ;
Remerciements ;
Introduction ;
L’objectif de l’étude ;
Les limites de l’étude ;
Informations enregistrées et présentation ;
Historique des recherches ;
Etude ;
Bilan documentaire ;
Les inhumations ;
Les crémations ;
Les sépultures des enfants ;
Les pratiques associées à la fermeture de la tombe ;
Le « culte » de la tombe ;
Mobilier ;
Les interventions faites sur le mobilier ;
Éclairage ;
Meubles ;
Autour du corps ;
Armes et militaria ;
Harnachement du cheval ;
Char ;
Ustensiles ;
Coffrets et serrurerie ;
Monnaies ;
Petits objets en ambre ;
Religion personnelle/domaine de la religio privata ;
Offrandes animales et végétales ;
Curiosités ;
Le mobilier associé aux enfants ;
Conclusion ;
Vers une reconstitution du rite et une interprétation des structures complexes ;
Summary ;
The rites ;
The grave goods ;
Funerary customs in the Gallia Lugdunensis: unity or territorial fragmentation? ;
The selection of the grave goods ;
The “double-funeral” of the cremation rite ;
Le Testament du Lingon ;
Annexe I : Catalogue des sarcophages du Haut-Empire en Gaule lyonnaise ;
Bibliographie ;
Introduction aux volumes annexes et précisions concernant les illustrations ;
Liste des cartes ;
Cartes ;
Catalogue (online) ;
Tableaux (online)
