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Skeleton provides clue to York's Roman amphitheatre


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A skeleton of a Roman, who was stabbed to death, could be a clue in the search for York's Roman amphitheatre. The remains were discovered beneath the Yorkshire Museum during the museum's refurbishment. The skeleton is that of a large powerful, athletic male who was stabbed at least six times in a fatal attack. Where he was found has long thought to be one of the prime locations for the Roman amphitheatre that certainly would have existed in York....

 

....read the full article at the BBC

 

 

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