Since they were buried instead of cremated, they may have been mercenaries from other parts of the empire, or they were buried by the Germanic tribes...........................
Yay—more judging people by the color of their skin, not the content of their characters—go Marxist Demolitioncrats, go!!
“… physical injury, either to their head, torso, or pelvic area...”
Muscle- powered warfare… spears, arrows, swords, axes… horrible wounds.
Brutal.
“...probably those of soldiers killed during a violent clash between the Roman army and Germanic tribes.”
Correction: probably those of soldiers killed during a violent clash between the Roman army and BARBARIANS.
Quite a cycle for Germanic people - they start out as Barbarians, get civilized, become some of the smartest, most productive people on the planet, and then, with the help of their version of the 19th Amendment, vote to live under Barbarian rule.