Heel Bone of Crucified Man
Discovered: North Jerusalem
From: (c. AD 7-66)
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Roman crucifixion was described in writings by Josephus, Seneca and others, but for a long time there was no archeological evidence of the practice.
The1968 accidental discovery of a tomb revealed a bone box with the bones of a man in his twenties named "Yehohanan son of Hagkol," who had died by cucifixion. Dramatically, the heel bone (calcaneus), still had a long, rusty nail within it.
This silenced critics who had previously posited that crucifixion was not performed using nails.
It also put to rest the notion that victims of crucifixion were not buried (as described in the Bible for Jesus).
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