摘要：Fifth century BC burials of young infants at Puech de Mus (Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, Aveyron). A research excavation was carried out at the oppidum of Puech de Mus (Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, Aveyron) between 1995 and 2000. Seven buried young children were found as well as the disturbed remains of three others. The group comprised two premature infants, seven babies who had gone the full-term, two who had died shortly after birth, and an infant of about three months. The context for these finds is a settlement dating to the second half of the fifth century BC where there is evidence for intense metalworking. Each burial and each individual was studied in detail as well as the form of deposit. A synthesis placing this evidence within the context of the south of France allows us to consider how these people perceived infant mortality. It also allows us to consider the possible links between these deceased infants and the forge activity.
关键词：anthropology foetus funerary practices infants Iron Age metalworking activity neonates settlement
