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Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

Nachtsheim

Roman Burial Ground Holzhausen

Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

Nachtsheim

Roman Burial Ground Holzhausen

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Roman Burial Ground Holzhausen

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Location: Nachtsheim, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Cross at Auf der Alten Kirche – Wayside Chapel at Nachtsheim loop from Nachtsheim

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2. Wayside Chapel at Nachtsheim – Bench with a view of Nachtsheim loop from Nachtsheim

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3. View of Booser Maar – Lava Bomb Boos loop from Nachtsheim

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Die_Ute

June 6, 2022

Roman burial ground; Centuries of memory of the ancestors.

The burial culture has changed again and again in the history of mankind. Religious affiliation played a major role. It was quite evident in Roman customs that graves were separated from the settlement. This was a separation of the world of the living from the world of the dead.
In Roman times it was even forbidden by law to bury the dead within settlements. Accordingly, the burial garden with burial mounds located here was laid out south of the Koblenz-Liège Roman road, on which there was a road vicus. The relatives laid the dead person on the pyre, which was mostly made of oak or beech wood, and placed pottery and personal items next to it. The burned remains of the bones of the dead were laid in burial pits together with objects such as vessels, food and drink, jewelry and even shoe nails. The grave gardens were bordered with a ditch. From the graves we get direct information about the life of the buried. These additions provide insights into the life and everyday life of the residents of the settlement.
As a reminder of the dead in the burial ground, three crosses were erected in 2019.

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Location: Nachtsheim, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Roman Burial Ground Holzhausen

1. Cross at Auf der Alten Kirche – Wayside Chapel at Nachtsheim loop from Nachtsheim

2. Wayside Chapel at Nachtsheim – Bench with a view of Nachtsheim loop from Nachtsheim

3. View of Booser Maar – Lava Bomb Boos loop from Nachtsheim

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