The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion on SBS – In 2017, a routine archaeological dig is taking place on the site of a proposed housing development in the village of Fenstanton, in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
When human remains are found alongside a variety of Roman artefacts, none of the team at Albion Archaeology see anything out of the ordinary.
But once the bones are washed back at HQ, something highly unusual is uncovered: a nail through the heelbone of one of the individuals. Could this be evidence of a Roman crucifixion?
Upon further research, they find that only one confirmed example has ever been unearthed before, discovered in the 1960s in Jerusalem.
To find out more they call in renowned osteoarchaeologist Dr Corinne Duhig to investigate.
The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion on SBS and SBS on Demand – Premiere / Sunday 21 April at 7.30pm
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