01-28-2007, 01:07 PM
Quote:Actually, I think we have better preserved Romano-British Christian
graveyards in the South West than the South East from the 4th through
the 5th c. Cemeteries at Dorchester (Dorset) and Cadbury Congresbury
(Somerset) contain hundreds of W-E facing rows of burials with little or
no grave-goods, that date through the 4th c and into the 5th.
Hi Ambrosius,
Do you have numbers and dates for them. Von Kalben lists the graveyards used but neither of these are mentioned. However, as far as I recall, around a dozen criteria are used to determine whether a burial is classified as christian or not.
best
Harry A
Harry Amphlett