A medieval community faced with the Second Pandemic: the study of Black Death cemetery at 16, rue des Trente-Six Ponts, in Toulouse (France)
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5 juillet 2019
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Black Death Plague Middle AgesSujets proches
Rock-tombs Graves Sepulchers Vaults (Sepulchral) Tombstones Funerary monuments Graves Memorial tablets Tablets, Memorial Funeral monuments Gravestones Memorial gardens (Cemeteries) Necropoles Churchyards Burial grounds Graves Necropoli Necropolises Memory gardens (Cemeteries) Graveyards Burying-grounds Necropoleis Memorial parks (Cemeteries) Graves Burial customs Interment Burying-groundsCiter ce document
Michaël Gourvennec, « A medieval community faced with the Second Pandemic: the study of Black Death cemetery at 16, rue des Trente-Six Ponts, in Toulouse (France) », HAL-SHS : archéologie, ID : 10670/1.nqf68q
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The archaeological rescue operation that took place at 16, rue des Trente-Six Ponts in Toulouse (France) during the year 2014 has uncovered part of the medieval occupation of the Saint-Michel suburb.The excavation uncovered a funeral space used during the 14th century AD. This cemetery contains 109 graves, 29 of which are multiple graves for a total of 444 individuals, 306 of which are buried in three mass graves. These graves, whether single or multiple, have been attributed to the Black Death (1348-1352) through different methodological approaches (stratigraphic, genomic, isotopic, palaeopathological, numismatic and ceramic). The excavation also uncovered various artisanal activities (small crafts, bell foundry workshop) that can be attributed to the same time as the crisis cemetery.