Bizarre Finds in the Least Expected Locations: Unveiling the Unbelievable!
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6. English Gladiator Grave Discovered
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Where: York, England
Discovered in 2010; estimated value (human remains): N/A
The York Archaeological Trust in York, England, claims that this discovery is the sole "well-preserved" Roman gladiator grave. This cemetery, which was discovered beneath York in 2003, exposes the actual savagery of antiquity. These buried, severed Gladiators had lion bites on their bodies and colossal muscles on abnormally enormous guys.
York, England: Roman Gladiator Grave Discovered
Before lion bites were discovered, the Roman Gladiators' grave was once believed to be a prisoner's grave. Then it dawned on archaeologists that what they were seeing was the last resting place of gladiators who had participated in the notorious bloodsport competitions in ancient Rome. The men's arms provided yet another important hint as to who these guys were. In many of the remains, one arm was significantly larger than the other, indicating that these Gladiators had been trained from an early age to locate a weapon in their dominant hand.
