Decapitated skeletons of Roman “criminals” found during England rail excavation
The cemetery contained about 425 burials in total, the rail company said in a statement
3rd Century decapitated bodies unearthed in England from Roman era
33% of those found had been executed
Decapitated skeletons, with heads between their legs, unearthed in Roman cemetery (photo)
The archaeologists involved in the recent excavation were surprised to discover that so many of the deceased had been decapitated