A mass grave from the catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus in Rome, second-third century AD
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3216815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippe Blanchard (0000-0002-4620-7619, Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives), Dominique Castex (0009-0006-7348-4386, Université de Bordeaux), Michael Coquerelle (0000-0001-5183-3297, Université de Bordeaux), Raffaella Giuliani (Pontificia commissione di archeologia sacra), Monica Ricciardi (0000-0002-4668-2380, Pontificia commissione di archeologia sacra) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 314 |
| Pages | 989-998 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x0009606x |
| OpenAlex | W2098361954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 2 |
Investigations in a catacomb revealed an early mass grave, in which the bodies were bound tightly with plaster and textile in a type of mummification. Over 100 individuals, mostly young adults, including women, were stacked in rows apparently following a communal fatal incident, perhaps an epidemic. The presence of traces of gold, silver and probably amber with many of the bodies, and their burial in an imperial property suggests a group of some status being interred in the early years of the catacomb, at the end of the second century AD or beginning of the third
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
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| Citations per year | 1,94 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |