Archaeological Interventions in Medieval Jewish Cemeteries in Western Europe

Abstract

This article presents the main Jewish cemeteries of the Medieval period that have been the object of archaeological intervention in several countries of Western Europe (France, Spain, England, Italy, Switzerland). The objective is to synthesise the information from each site in order to highlight the main characteristics and recurring points.

Keywords

• funerary practices
• burial methods
• cemeteries
• Middle Ages
• Jewish archaeology
• Jewish communities