Archaeological Solutions
Posted on 01/19/2019 3:07:07 AM PST by SunkenCiv
An archaeological dig in Suffolk, England has yielded up a Roman-era cemetery treasure: 52 beautifully preserved skeletons dating back to the 4th century.
And of those skeletons, many had been decapitated, their disembodied heads placed neatly at their sides or feet for burial, or buried without bodies altogether. Only 17 skeletons had been buried normally...
It's known that Great Whelnetham was a Roman settlement, starting around the mid- to late- first century CE, and occupied for nearly 2,000 years; but, because the ground is fine sand, it was expected that any skeletons would have long disintegrated.
So when the team started excavating skeletons, the remains of men, women and children of all ages, indicating that they had lived in the settlement, it was a surprise.
Generally speaking, the Romans buried their dead much like we do - laying on their backs, neatly arranged, often with significant items. But in every Roman cemetery, there can be found a number of what are called "deviant" burials that break from this norm.
What makes the Great Whelnetham cemetery so unusual is the number of deviant burials, Peachey told the BBC's Lesley Dolphin in an interview.
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Archaeological Solutions
I'd hoped to post about four topics, and I barely got to one.
That’s what happens when leftist heads fail to explode - they just fall off.
LOL!
Peachey
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Or fall out of their butts...
Unbelievers
Victims of the ancient Krintonian Krime Karter who were going to testify about something.
Possibly Christians who were executed and then buried?
“Possibly Christians...”
Guess not:
“It’s also worth noting that the deceased had not been executed. The archaeologists believe that the heads had been very carefully removed from the bodies after death, cut cleanly from the front just behind the jaw, unlike the violent, low cuts commonly found in executions.
“Peachey notes that one explanation could be a segment of the population may have belonged to a known Roman cult that venerated the head as part of the soul, and removed the head as part of their religious burial rites.”
Cool
“Somebody, please help me! I’ve lost my mind and my went head with it and I can’t find either one!”
;o]
‘Face
That first several centuries were kind of strange as the Romans tried to figure out how to practice Christianity.
Actually more like non-Christians, or sinners.
Vampires. It’s vampires.
Very interesting, not killed by decapitation.
Severing of the head after death guaranteed the path to hell instead of heaven. The first 1300 years were not always so compassionate.
Well, heck...you can see they dug the grave too short.
Origin of the phrase:
“You’d lose your head if it wasn’t attached.”
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