Variety of Chassean burials in the Toulouse region: the contribution of Sauzas (Blagnac, Haute-Garonne)
Up until the discovery of the Chassean funerary complex of Sauzas, (Blagnac, Haute-Garonne), in 2008, all of the burials recorded in the Toulousain were in dwelling sites, and generally in domestic type structures (ditches, pits, shafts). For the first time, the Sauzas site shows the installation of...
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Gallia Préhistoire
2018
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| Summary: | Up until the discovery of the Chassean funerary complex of Sauzas, (Blagnac, Haute-Garonne), in 2008, all of the burials recorded in the Toulousain were in dwelling sites, and generally in domestic type structures (ditches, pits, shafts). For the first time, the Sauzas site shows the installation of a group of tombs at some distance from the dwelling area and sheds new light on the variety of funerary expressions in the Garonne region during the Chassean.Four burials contained richly endowed primary individual deposits and two similar, but very levelled structures contained objects similar to those discovered in the graves (partially destroyed tombs). The tombs consist of large pits, probably closed by rigid structures in wood and a tumulus structure in pebbles and earth. They contained individual deposits and a double burial in one case, with a masculine individual accompanied by a young child. The conditions of the latter deposit could not be clarified.These graves contain more abundant objects than the domestic type pit burials generally found in the region and they may be related to a socially valued class.These new data enrich the existing record for the Chassean in the Garonne region and enhance our knowledge of the status of the buried in the different types of structures known in the Garonne region during the Chassean. |
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