(CBN News) The skeletal remains of a man with a nail through his heel was discovered in Cambridgeshire, leading some to believe this is the first example of a Roman crucifixion in the U.K.
Archaeologists say there was only one other example like this of a crucifixion, which was found in Israel; however, two possible discoveries were reported in Italy and Egypt, according to Telegraph and Argus.
Corinne Duhig, a human bone specialist at Cambridge University’s Wolfson College, called the finding “almost unique” because of its “good preservation.”
She added, “This shows that the inhabitants of even this small settlement at the edge of empire could not avoid Rome’s most barbaric punishment.”