6th February 2013, 01:52 PM
Unitof1 Wrote:As for the nail-possible roman? only the excavation could make any claims as to where it rested amounst the skeleton.
Lifting on a board means X-ray/scan while still in original articulation, so position of the nail would have been certain and no chance of 'making up' any spinal curvature later (or indeed the need to, although I suppose TV pics count as good evidence) - would have been a good 'a**e-covering' approach. Agree that it's a right **** getting boards under stuff though. Most of the leg end and left side of the torso - parts of the cut looked to have been t***ed by the machine at the outset anyway. But I suppose still better than the time-honoured method of digging skellies in the machine bucket...oops!
