🏛️ Nécropoles protohistoriques et gallo-romaines à Brumath
Protohistoric and Gallo-Roman burial grounds in eastern France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Brumath, Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est region, France
- Periods represented: Bronze Age through Iron Age (Protohistoric era) and Gallo-Roman period (1st century BC onwards)
- Key features: Tumuli (burial mounds), cremation and inhumation burials, grave goods including pottery, jewelry, weapons, and Roman-era coins
- Current status: Not open to the public; managed by DRAC Grand Est (Direction régionale du l'archéologie)
The Nécropoles protohistoriques et gallo-romaines à Brumath is an archaeological site containing extensive burial grounds spanning the Protohistoric and Gallo-Roman periods. Located in the forest near Brumath in the Bas-Rhin department, the site comprises numerous tumuli and burial structures that document changing funerary practices across two millennia. Systematic excavations have recovered a substantial body of material evidence, including cremated remains, inhumation burials, and grave ...