Merlemont-Bois de la Forêt
| Region: | Namur |
|---|---|
| Country: | Belgium |
| Site types: | Cemetery |
| Town: | Merlemont |
| Publications: | Schulze 1976: 151 Wautelet 1967 Roosens 1949: 95 Vielitz 2003: 178 David 1939: 433-434 Vallée 2018: 3, 342-343 Knapen-Lescrenier 1970: 172-173 |
| Excavations: | 1937 |
| Cemetery | |
| Start absolute date type: | Other |
| Absolute start date: | 490 |
| End absolute date type: | Other |
| Absolute end date: | 610 |
Cemetery
| Phase system: | Legoux/Périn/Vallet |
|---|---|
| Begin phase: | MA 1 |
| End phase: | MA 3 |
| Site qualification: | Certain |
| Percentage excavated: | Unknown |
| Year of discovery: | 1937 |
| No. grave like contexts: | 28 |
| No. human graves: | 28 |
| No. human individuals: | 29 |
| No. human inhumations: | 29 |
| No. male individuals: | 16 |
| No. female individuals: | 4 |
Beads
| Cemetery | Settlement | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Beads | Graves | Beads | Beads | |
| Amber |  | none | none | ||
| Millefiori |  | none | none | ||
| Reticella |  | 2 | 1 | ||
| Confetti |  | none | none | ||
| Aluminium glass |  | none | none | ||
| Shell Disc |  | none | none | ||
| Meerschaum |  | none | none | ||
| Amethyst |  | none | none | ||
| Rock crystal |  | none | none | ||
| Black doughnut white wave |  | 1 | 1 | ||
| Large Cologne |  | none | none | ||
| Black doughnut |  | none | none | ||
| Red cylinder white spiral |  | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pentagonal yellow |  | none | none | ||
| White-blue-red |  | none | none | ||
| Dice |  | none | none | ||
| White biconical |  | none | none | ||
| Segmented metal foil |  | none | none | ||
| Total | 71 | 4 | |||
Glass vessels
| Type | No. glasses | No. contexts |
|---|---|---|
| RR 4 bowls | 1 | 1 |
| RR 4.13 bowl | 1 | 1 |
| RR 9 bell beakers A | 2 | 2 |
| RR 9.10 bell beaker A | 1 | 1 |
| RR 9.73 bell beaker A | 1 | 1 |