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Secrets of the Dead, Death in Britannia

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Secrets of the Dead, Death in Britannia
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Secrets of the Dead, Death in Britannia

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 10 PM
Thursday, Nov. 2, at 3 AM

Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. What was life in Roman Britain like? Who was the person? And why did they receive such a gruesome punishment? 

Secrets of the Dead
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Uncover the only evidence of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain.