The Gallo-Roman cremation cemeteries of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - initial findings of current research

Abstract

This article presents the first results of a research project aimed at the elaboration of a complete corpus of all individual Gallo-Roman graves and cemeteries, including funerary monuments and inscriptions; and the analysis of the structures and objects (typology, chronology etc.) as well as the study of the religious, cultural and social attitudes and their evolution during the Roman period. The geographic area for the study is the modern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a major part of the ancient civitas treverorum. The project covers the period from the second half of the first century AD to the fifth century AD.