Identifying a changing diet of the deceased buried on rue Guynemer in Nîmes between the 5th-14th centuries AD through isotopic analyses of bone collagen and hydroxyapatite
The excavation of a 330 m2 site at 1 rue Guynemer in Nîmes (2nd-14th centuries AD) in the south of France, revealed an ancient burial ground located along a road. The deceased were exclusively buried there, and the architecture of the tombs varied: burial chambers, lead coffins, wooden containers....
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Bulletins et mémoires de la société d’anthropologie de Paris
2026
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| Yhteenveto: | The excavation of a 330 m2 site at 1 rue Guynemer in Nîmes (2nd-14th centuries AD) in the south of France, revealed an ancient burial ground located along a road. The deceased were exclusively buried there, and the architecture of the tombs varied: burial chambers, lead coffins, wooden containers. In the second half of the 4th century, an early Christian church was built, possibly around one of the tombs. This coincides with the spread of Christianity. The cemetery further developed in... |
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