Inhumaciones “privilegiadas” intra muros durante la Antigüedad Tardía: el caso de Barcino

Abstract

In Barcino, among the buildings that make up the Episcopal Ensemble, there are a series of privileged inhumations (burial sites). Of particular interest is a funerary area associated with a cruciform-plan church, in which 24 funerary amphorae or tegulae boxes were found completely buried beneath an opus signinum floor. Another funerary area has been documented, located north-east of the baptistery, next to the wall, as well as a funerary corridor in an annex next to the Bishop’s reception hall. Apart from these privileged burial spaces in the episcopium, burial sites containing child remains have been found inside buildings such as the baptistery and an annex to the reception hall. Intramural burial is a phenomenon which is associated with Barcelona of the 6th century.