Erstein "Beim Limersheimerweg" (Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France): A necropolis of the 6th-7th centuries

The Merovingian necropolis of Erstein "Beim Limersheimerweg" (Bas-Rhin, France) has been, since its discovery in June 1999, a remarkable site of Merovingian archaeology both from a regional and national point of view as well as from across the Rhine. The exhaustive excavation of this site allowed the discovery of 253 burial graves (figs. 1 and 2). The first studies (metallic and ceramic) highlighted the presence of objects of Saxon and Thuringia…