First Evidence of British Crucifixion Found

The first example of a Roman crucifixion in the UK has been unearthed in a Cambridgeshire village.
The skeletal remains of a man with a nail through his heel were discovered during archaeological excavations ahead of building work for a new housing development in Fenstanton.
Only one other previous example like this of crucifixion has been found worldwide, in Israel, though two possible instances have been claimed in Italy and Egypt, archaeologists said.
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