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6.07.2010

Scars from lion bite suggest headless Romans found in York were gladiators

Martin Wainwright
Roman gladiator cemetery

Kurt Hunter-Mann, right, examines a skeleton at the site in York, which may be the only well-preserved Roman gladiator cemetery. Photograph: C4 Picture/PA

The haunting mystery of Britain's headless Romans may have been solved at last, thanks to scars from a lion's bite and hammer marks on decapitated skulls.

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