Vorbericht über die Grabungen 2006 im Bereich der spätlatènezeitlichen Siedlung Basel-Gasfabrik

The case study presents completely different interpretations of the same archaeological evidence. Reasons for that are not only the state of knowledge and the possibilities of research, but also the impact of changes in the socio-political climate and varying theoretical traditions. The examples are taken from the Late La Tène settlement Basel-Gasfabrik, which has been excavated for almost 100 years. The study focuses on a number of more or less complete human skeletons from sunken features inside the settlement. This phenomenon prompted the archaeologists to find explanations for this apparent exception to the ancient rule of burying the dead outside the settlements. The interpretations of this 'abnormal' burial practice range from victims of war to burials of the members of the élite. The discussion continues on the basis of the synopsis of all verifiable options of dealing with the dead and includes evidence from similar sites elsewhere.

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War Crime or Élite Burial: Interpretations of Human Skeletons Within the Late La Tène Settlement Basel-Gasfabrik, Basel, Switzerland

Hüglin

Spichtig

2010

Eur. j. archaeol.

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Vorbericht über die Grabungen 2006 im Bereich der spätlatènezeitlichen Siedlung Basel-Gasfabrik

Abstract: Berichte zu den archäologischen Untersuchungen in der Fundstelle «Basel-Gasfabrik» im Jahr 2006.

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War Crime or Élite Burial: Interpretations of Human Skeletons Within the Late La Tène Settlement Basel-Gasfabrik, Basel, Switzerland

War Crime or Élite Burial: Interpretations of Human Skeletons Within the Late La Tène Settlement Basel-Gasfabrik, Basel, Switzerland

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