Longobardi a Pisa: le necropoli di via Marche e dell'Area Scheibler

The necropoli of Via Marche and of Scheibler Area, excavated in the outskirts of Pisa between 2001 and 2006, have sig-nificant implication for the knowledge of the city during the Lombard period. In fact, they allow to recognize settlements near the center involved in the management of resources of the suburbs. Most of the finds date the use of both the ne-cropolises in the seventh century.The composition and the typology of the grave goods allow to enrich understanding of the social structure, the rituals, the social conventions and customs which characterized the local society.