Movie Description

The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion

(2024)

Overview

In 2017, a routine archaeological dig is taking place on the site of a proposed housing development in the village of Fenstanton in the Cambridgeshire Fens. When human remains are found alongside a variety of Roman artefacts, none of the team at Albion Archaeology see anything out of the ordinary. But once the bones are washed back at HQ, something highly unusual is uncovered: a nail through the heelbone of one of the individuals. Could this be evidence of a Roman crucifixion? When they do some research, they find that only one confirmed example has ever been unearthed before, discovered in the 1960s in Jerusalem. To find out more, they call in renowned Osteoarchaeologist Dr Corinne Duhig to investigate.

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Original TitleThe Cambridgeshire Crucifixion

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2024-01-10

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 55m

Homepagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001v60k

Production CompaniesZDF,Impossible Factual,The WNET Group,ARTE,ZDF Studios

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History