Le tertre II de Colmar-Riedwihr (Haut-Rhin) : évolution d'un monument funéraire du Bronze ancien à La Tène A

Abstract

The Riedwihr II barrow was in use for 1500 years and, although partially levelled, has yielded the remains of 21 burials dating from the Early Bronze Age to the early La Tène, together with a tomb dating from the 10th century AD set into the tumulus. Three quarters of the burials date from the Hallstatt period, and are characterised by grave goods which are rather poor but often original in view of the regional rarity of certain objects. Thanks to optimal geological conditions, study of the internal structures of the barrow has allowed the sequence of construction work and funerary rites to be identified precisely, thus providing new points of view regarding the functioning of barrows.