DUDAY , Henri

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The purpose of this publication is to review, in the form of a monograph, all excavation documentation and archaeological material with a view to reconstructing archaeological sites. The typo-chronological study of the material and the evolution of the funerary practices of this unpublished necropolis constitutes an important state of the...

L'apport de l'ostéologie quantitative à la compréhension des sépultures collectives : application à la galerie sépulcrale des Bréguières (Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France)

Violet–purple residues collected from a Gallo–Roman burial dated back to the second half of the third century A.D. and excavated at Naintré (France) were chemically investigated by multi-analytical methodology involving the use of Raman spectroscopy, direct exposure-mass spectrometry (DE-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography...

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The Aven de la Boucle (Corconne, Gard, southern France) is a karst shaft used as a collective burial between 3600 and 2800 cal BCE. The site encompasses the skeletal remains of approximately 75 individuals comprising a large majority of adult individuals, represented by scattered and commingled remains. To date, few studies have explored the...

In southern France, collective burials became widespread during the second half ofthe 4th millennium BCE. The social motivation underlying these practices remains largelydiscussed among scholars. The Aven de la Boucle (Corconne, Gard, Southern France) is a karstshaft that was used as a collective burial between 3,600 and 2,800 BCE. The site...

Excavated in the middle of the 1960' by M. Sechter, the site of Mougins – Bréguières, in Southeastern France, appears of a huge patrimonial and scientific interest, due to the exceptional abundance and preservation of human bones, the singularity of associated material, and the specificity of the place, a fault, where the corpses were left. In...

Archaeological research shows that the dispersal of the Neolithic took a more complex turn when reaching western Europe, painting a contrasted picture of interactions between autochthonous hunter-gatherers (HGs) and incoming farmers. In order to clarify the mode, the intensity, and the regional variability of biological exchanges implied in...