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Cremation gave place to inhumation by the beginning of the 11th century. en.wikipedia.org

Of the inhumation burials, the dead were usually buried in a north-south axis (with head to north), although a minority are in east-west orientation. en.wikipedia.org

Their remains are entirely from inhumations, of which about 200 are known. en.wikipedia.org

Burial rites changed more than once from cremation to inhumation and "vice versa" until inhumation became dominant by the end of the 10th century. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the inhumation graves had the head facing westward, though in some cases they instead faced south. en.wikipedia.org

Several of the inhumation graves were covered by small barrows and others were marked by the use of coffins. en.wikipedia.org

Of the 104 graves, 79 were inhumation burials and 25 were cremation burials. en.wikipedia.org

Around them is a greater group of inhumations of men, women and children. en.wikipedia.org

Also, 21 cist tombs were excavated in its surroundings, all of them containing single burials (except one tombs that presented a multiple inhumation). en.wikipedia.org

Trench tombs later became more popular, following the growth of the trend toward inhumation. en.wikipedia.org

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