Effros, Bonnie

Merovingian Mortuary Archeology & the Making of the Early Middle Ages

List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii List of Abbreviations xvii Introduction 1(11) Antiquaries, Historians, and Archaeologists: Creating a Cultural Context for Early Medieval Graves 12(59) Modern Assessments of Merovingian Burial 71(48) Grave Goods and the Ritual Expression of Identity 119(56) The Visual Landscape: Cemeterial Topography and Community Hierarchy 175(44) Epilogue 219(4) Select Bibliography 223(40) Index 263