The Saint-Michel cemetery in Toulouse

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Published on

07 July 2011

Updated on

04 October 2022

Collection

Recherches archéologiques

The "Recherches archéologiques" collection publishes, for the scientific community, monographs and syntheses resulting from preventive archeology operations carried out by Inrap. These works are distinguished by the major character of the sites studied, their innovative aspect in methodological or scientific terms, or the size of the territory taken into account.

Directed by Didier Paya and Jean Catalo

An Inrap-CNRS Editions co-publication

A vast medieval cemetery was discovered in Toulouse during preventative excavations at the site of the Palais-de-Justice metro station, the Cité Judiciaire and the Allées Paul-Fuega. Nine hundred tombs were studied, integrating anthropological, taphonomic, typological and chronostratigraphic elements. The aim of the authors in this publication is to go beyond the history of a neighborhood through archaeological discoveries, to consider the birth and development of a funerary zone then on the edge of the medieval city, and to draw conclusions on the evolution of the status of cemeteries, funerary practices and the populations inhumed.

Didier Paya is in charge of study at Inrap. Medieval archaeologist and specialist in the study of burial cemeteries, he directs preventive excavations in funeral context.

Jean Catalo is a study engineer at Inrap. Archaeologist, specialist in medieval urbanism and ceramics for Toulouse and his region, he directs preventive excavations.

Authors: Élodie Cabot, Fabien Callède, Jean Catalo, Sylvie Duchesne, Henri Molet, Didier Paya.

Full text on HAL

Didier Paya (dir.), Jean Catalo (dir.), Élodie Cabot, Fabien Callède, Sylvie Duchesne, et al.. – The Saint-Michel cemetery in Toulouse. Inrap. CNRS Éditions, 240 p., 2011, Recherches archéologiques 1, 978-2-271-07150-7. (hal-01779092).