L’archéologie des lieux d’exécution en République Tchèque et en Basse-Silésie (Pologne)

Abstract

This article deals with the results of the research and development-led archaeological excavations at the execution sites in the Czech Republic and Lower Silesia (Poland). It summarises the gallows (their construction and materials used), the execution site, which also doubles as the burial place for the executed criminals and those who committed suicide. These deceased, who were excluded from the Christian cemetery, were buried here often without any care: they were thrown in various anatomical positions and orientations. That’s why this article also refers to the related issue of the interpretation of the medieval and modern atypical burials