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“The skeleton of a man was found with a nail through his heel in Fenstanton.

Cambridge University bone specialist Corinne Duhig said it was an "almost unique" find at what was a previously unknown Roman settlement.“

”Dental analysis suggests that the man – named Skeleton 4926 by archaeologists – was aged between 25 and 35, and around 5 foot 7 inches in height (average for the time). Radiocarbon dating techniques indicate he died between AD 130  and AD 360.

Skeleton 4926 was buried surrounded by twelve iron nails and alongside a timber structure thought to be a “bier” – or wooden board – on which his body may have been laid once removed from the cross.

His remains also showed further signs of trauma prior to death, including fractures on six ribs likely caused by a blow – possibly from a sword – that were just starting to heal, and evidence of infection or inflammation on his legs including thinning of the shin bones, suggestive of binding or shackles.“

 

 

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-59569629

 

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/romancrucifixion

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