title: Characterization of the Funeral Groups Associated with Plague Epidemics.
abstract: There are several scenarios regarding how burial sites in archaeological contexts are discovered. We will focus on two scenarios according to the degree of historical knowledge regarding the studied sector. The excavation may be performed in a known funeral place or a highly suspected place (e.g., the interior or immediate exterior space in a religious monument or a parish cemetery). Also, the excavation of unexpected graves or graves discovered by chance may occur in places that had unknown or forgotten funeral purposes.
authors.affiliation: UMR 7268 ADES, Anthropologie bio-culturelle, Droit, Ethique, Santé - AMU/CNRS/EFS, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tzortzis
authors.affiliation: UMR 7268 ADES, Anthropologie bio-culturelle, Droit, Ethique, Santé - AMU/CNRS/EFS, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Signoli
mesh_terms: D002048:Burial; D055699:Cemeteries; D058872:Epidemics; D005580:Fossils / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010164:Paleopathology / Q000379:methods*; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology*