 Until the beginning of the 6th century, these row graves are accompanied by more prestigious single graves including precious grave goods.Quast (1997) assumes that the 5th-century change in burial practice was due to a renewed influx of Elbe Germanic settlers (Danube Swabians displaced by Gothic migration).Male graves often include weapons — in the mid-5th century typically a Francisca axe, besides spathas and seaxes.