Cemetery Contexts in Mid Eastern Liguria in the Medieval Centuries

The detailed analysis of cemeteries excavated in the eastern region of Liguria will help us to identify burial-related historical, social and cultural aspects. The archaeological evidence produced by such cemeteries is examined at two working levels. The first is the analysis of each grave considered as a complex of physical contexts (position of the body, grave goods, different kinds of structures). The second regards the comparative study of several cemeteries in order to point out the presence of elements indicating any detail in the organisation of the burying area capable of providing information about the evolution of the social pattern in the Middle Ages.