Human skull, Vindolanda Museum, Hadrian's Wall
Human skull found in a fort ditch at Vindolanda, belonging to a young rebel from South-West Scotland, whose severed head was displayed on a pole near the fort, in the Vindolanda Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Vindolanda Museum is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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