Giordana Amicucci
Special Superintendency for the Colosseum, the National Roman Museum and the Archaeological Area of Rome, I
Loredana Carboni
Special Superintendency for the Colosseum, the National Roman Museum and the Archaeological Area of Rome, I
Keywords:
Excavation, Skeletal , Necropolis
Abstract
They analyzed the data of excavation of eleven Roman necropolis of the territory of the imperial age. The funeral rite most widespread is inhumation; cremation is generally around 10% of the total sample. The burials are generally primary and single, more rarely bisome or multiple. The body was placed without a specific orientation, almost always supine, with arms either stretched or flexed and lower limbs generally relaxed. Sometimes the body was wrapped in a shroud or in a tight bandage. The state of preservation of the skeletal remains is very variable as influenced by soil type.
