Gladiator graveyard discovered in northern England
By SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press Writer Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Writer – Mon Jun 7, 9:29 pm ET
LONDON – Dozens of headless skeletons excavated from a northern English building site appear to be the remains of Roman gladiators, one of whom had bites from a lion, tiger, bear or other large animal, archaeologists said Monday. [...]
The team investigating the remains said that one of the best clues was carnivore tooth marks found on the hip and shoulder of one of the skeletons.
The rest of the AP story shows that some people are skeptical, but I still like the idea. There is a similar story from AFP. There is also a news release from the people who excavated the site; it mentions that http://www.headlessromans.co.uk/ will go live next week (right now it just redirects to the main site). It seems to be a bit of a build-up for a show on Channel 4 (in the UK) next week.
Eupeptic
