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. Who were they? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did they receive such a gruesome punishment?
Scientists attempt to read ancient scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
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Archaeologists search for Assyrian artifacts that survived the Isis occupation of Mosul.
