Gladiator Graveyard

[Silver Searcher]

This site is only 50 miles from were I live, I was actually in the same area on Saturday it's also very close to my hunting grounds


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100607/tod-gladiator-cemetery-uncovered-in-york-870a197.html


SS

 

[allen]

wouldve been wild if it was you who had dug these up !
But very interesting story and thanks for the link !

 

[shaun7]

Talk about brutal

Any idea where the arena was

 

[Silver Searcher]

Talk about brutal

Any idea where the arena was

but the area is massive in Roman History, and is not far from were you are going

SS

 

[Deepdiger60]

Wow !! if you had only known ,i read once that only the best Gladiators were paid with gold coins if they won a battle try hitting the area around that site .Dd60

 

[shaun7]

Talk about brutal

Any idea where the arena was

but the area is massive in Roman History, and is not far from were you are going

SS

That's handy, I could do with a Roman sword

 

[Silver Searcher]

Wow !! if you had only known ,i read once that only the best Gladiators were paid with gold coins if they won a battle try hitting the area around that site .Dd60

The Yorkshire Wolds is a very difficult place to get permission for detecting most of the land is Estate owned, and detecting is frowned upon

SS

 

[hammered]

Wow !! if you had only known ,i read once that only the best Gladiators were paid with gold coins if they won a battle try hitting the area around that site .Dd60

The Yorkshire Wolds is a very difficult place to get permission for detecting most of the land is Estate owned, and detecting is frowned upon

SS

Do you mean Crown Estates SS?.

hammered

 

[Silver Searcher]

Wow !! if you had only known ,i read once that only the best Gladiators were paid with gold coins if they won a battle try hitting the area around that site .Dd60

The Yorkshire Wolds is a very difficult place to get permission for detecting most of the land is Estate owned, and detecting is frowned upon

SS

Do you mean Crown Estates SS?.

hammered

No not Crown estates, more like the local Lord of the Manner type or the green wellie Brigade as I call them they normally wouldn't give you the time of day, and look down there noses at you from there Horses

SS

 

[fathead]

There was a spot on NPR today about this and my first thought was "I wonder if one of the British mafia guys found it." The guy said they found one leg with a tiger or lion bite on it. Very interesting history. However, it is still a graveyard.

Thanks for the info.

-FH

 

[Tnmountains]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

 

[fathead]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

This is a good point. When they dig all of us up, they will see our over-developed swinging arms, our favorite finds (gold coins?), and our headless bodies (wives almost certainly will cut them off eventually). Do you think they will think we were gladiators?

-FH

 

[Tnmountains]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

This is a good point. When they dig all of us up, they will see our over-developed swinging arms, our favorite finds (gold coins?), and our headless bodies (wives almost certainly will cut them off eventually). Do you think they will think we were gladiators?

-FH

Fat Head don't forget to get the large animal bites

 

[fathead]

Check out my avitar. Will he do?

-FH

 

[HISPAN]

interesting post ...congrats!

 

[Silver Searcher]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

I'd read somewere that Gladiaters rarely got killed in the arena, because they were much to valuable to there owners, they had the best of medical care also, and if one was killed in combat the organisers of the contests had to pay out compensation perhaps these ones found, are captive enemy warriors.... made to fight Tigers or Lions for there life

SS

 

[shaun7]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

I'd read somewere that Gladiaters rarely got killed in the arena, because they were much to valuable to there owners, they had the best of medical care also, and if one was killed in combat the organisers of the contests had to pay out compensation perhaps these ones found, are captive enemy warriors.... made to fight Tigers or Lions for there life

SS

Or squirrels

 

[Silver Searcher]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

I'd read somewere that Gladiator's rarely got killed in the arena, because they were much to valuable to there owners, they had the best of medical care also, and if one was killed in combat the organisers of the contests had to pay out compensation perhaps these ones found, are captive enemy warriors.... made to fight Tigers or Lions for there life

SS

Or squirrels

No you would have needed a Gun for those ferocious Squirrels

SS

 

[shaun7]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

I'd read somewere that Gladiator's rarely got killed in the arena, because they were much to valuable to there owners, they had the best of medical care also, and if one was killed in combat the organisers of the contests had to pay out compensation perhaps these ones found, are captive enemy warriors.... made to fight Tigers or Lions for there life

SS

Or squirrels

No you would have needed a Gun for those ferocious Squirrels

SS

Yeah, you're right there mate

I wouldn't fancy facing one unless I was packing

 

[kyphote]

I have been watching this closely being a Gladiator myself. Many were beheaded it seems and the bones show muscular stress and several had bite marks from large animals causing death.
This is very interesting. They were buried with effigy's but have not heard what any were.
Keep us updated on this interesting find. I assume they are done digging and the building project has proceeded. Cool stuff!!!! Thanks
TnMtns

Errr, can we go back to the part where you said you're a gladiator?