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Lead coffins of Flers (France, Orne) from the early modern times : methodology of an interdisciplinary study

Les cercueils en plomb d’époque moderne de Flers (France, Orne) : Méthodologie d’une étude interdisciplinaire

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In the autumn 2014, a preventive excavation led by the INRAP archaeologists brought to light the remains of the ancient Saint-Germain church of Flers and its parish burial ground (northwestern France). A sample of 250 graves were excavated. Two of them aroused great interest when they were discovered. Two burial vaults, located in the church choir, held each a lead coffin. A lead heart-shaped container had been laid down on top of one of them, which was a probable sign of an embalming ritual (a practise generally reserved to people of high social status).
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halshs-02145678 , version 1 (03-06-2019)

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Hélène Dupont, Raphaëlle Lefebvre, Cécile Chapelain de Seréville-Niel, Eric Broine, Rozenn Colleter, et al.. Lead coffins of Flers (France, Orne) from the early modern times : methodology of an interdisciplinary study. 7th international Colloquium Abbey Museum of the Dunes, Dead Men talking. Interdisciplinary research into archaeological burial context in northwest Europe (10th-16th c.), Oct 2015, Coxyde, Belgium. 2017. ⟨halshs-02145678⟩
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