Allgemeine Beiträge : "Trinkschale, Asche und Feldkessel" : mittelkaiserzeitliche Grabfunde aus dem Lahntal bei Wetzlar (Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen)

The present study aims to examine critically the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the grave goods of the so called "Gießen group" (Upper Hessia) and to classify the Roman imported pottery anew. Grave goods hitherto regarded as individual finds can thus be rearranged to form funeral assemblages. The antiquarian analysis of the find material confirms the already familiar picture valid for the importation of Roman goods in the region during the second century. The basis for this exchange of goods seems to be a close connection between the barbarians living close to the "limes" and the government of the Roman province. The sudden cessation of imports toward the end of the second century could be connected with the revolts at the outer borders of Germania superior, which are confirmed for this period by the historical record. [Revised Publication Abstract]