Jöns & Woyzek 2016 - Über der Erde, unter der Erde, in den Hospitälern – die Franzosen in Lippstadt - AiW (original) (raw)

I. Jöns & J. Woyzek (2016): Über der Erde, unter der Erde, in den Hospitälern – die Franzosen in Lippstadt. Archäologie in Westfalen-Lippe 2015, 179-182. A burial ground, which had not been known previously was discovered in July 2015 adjacent to the Chapter of Augustinian nuns. The features uncovered in Lippstadt were probably only a section of a larger cemetery where members of the French occupying forces were buried during the Seven Years War (1756–1763). Human remains of 57 individuals were recovered. Some of the grave pits contained several coffins and two or three individuals were sometimes buried in the same coffin. The preliminary results suggest that most of the deceased were men aged between 15 and 45. The lack of injuries in all but one case has led us to believe that the individuals buried here may have died from infectious diseases.