The Saint-Servatius complex in Maastricht, the Vrijthof excavations (1969-1970)

From the contents: The archaeology and history of the Saint-Servatiius complex in Maastricht (up to c. 1050). Archaeological observations and excavations in and around the Vrijthof square in Maastricht: a review. The Vrijthof excavations 1969-1970: perceptions, politics, practices and problems. The documentation and methods of analyses of the Vrijthof archaeological data. The stratigraphic sequence and history of depositions on the Vrijthof square. The Vrijthof cemeteries: their limits, state of preservation an estimated size. Grave structures and theis analysis: theorethical and methodological considerations. Inhumations: burial pits, grave constructions and disarticulate human remains. The typo-chronological analysis of grave goods: methodology. Finds. The topo-chronological development of Merovingian cemetery 4 on the Vrijthof square. The Carolingian cemetery 5. Burial practices: overview of general and specific practices on the Vrijthof cemetery. The Vrijthof square area and the early development of Maastricht as a town. A catalogue of contexts and finds.