Under the Former Sports Fields of SV Hatert in Nijmegen, a Burial Field from the Early Middle Ages Has Been Found. It Concerns at Least 130 Graves, in which many treasures such as coins and jewelry were found.
The Sports Fields had to make way for a new residential area. Duration the Research that Tok Place Beforehand, Archaeologists Found the Graves in Neat Rows, Writes The Municipality of Nijmegen.
The Burial Field was probably used between 550 and 725 AD. Most of the Graves Were A Kind or Deep Pit, But some Graves with Wooden Planks were also found. This shows that there was a lot of Attention for Funerals in the early middle ages.
The Find is Exceptional, Because Little was Known About the Habitation of Nijmegen at That Time. Virtualy All Human Remains have perished, But Treasures Were Found in Most of the Graves.
In The Early Middle Ages, Women Were or Buried With a Number of Pieces or Jewelry. For Example, Bead Necklaces, Silver Coins, Iron Weapons, and Precious Stones Were Found. Some Remains of Farms from the Iron Age and Roman Times Were also Found.
