Abstract
Many of the characteristics of the “Las Eras” necropolis are repeated in most of the Visigoth or Hispano-Visigoth cimiterial assemblages in a good part of the peninsular area. In Visigothic times, the most common forms of burial consisted of slightly trapezoidal sarcophagi, carved in a single piece or composed of several slabs and stone slabs, or pits dug into the bedrock, where the corpse was deposited. Sometimes wooden coffins were used in order to protect the body of the deceased: the finding of numerous nails and wooden remains in many necropolises evidences this fact, thus, the archaeological documentation provided by that of “Las Eras” seems to confirm that coffins, stretchers, etc. were used in some burials.