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Ancient mass grave found on U.K. Olympics site
Reuters ^ | Jun 12, 2009 | Stefano Ambrogi

Posted on 06/12/2009 10:55:23 AM PDT by decimon

An ancient burial pit containing 45 severed skulls, that could be a mass war grave dating back to Roman times, has been found under a road being built for the 2012 British Olympics.

Archaeologists, who have only just begun excavating the site, say they do not yet know who the bones might belong to.

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TOPICS: History
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1 posted on 06/12/2009 10:55:23 AM PDT by decimon
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To: SunkenCiv

Romancing the bone ping.


2 posted on 06/12/2009 10:56:06 AM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

Are you just trying to pick a bone of contention? Or where you sent to the bone pile?


3 posted on 06/12/2009 10:57:41 AM PDT by handy old one (It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristote)
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To: decimon

Did the Romans fight Muslims?


4 posted on 06/12/2009 10:58:07 AM PDT by DonaldC
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To: decimon

“Commander where should we put the dead? Back to Rome?”

“I am not carrying them, just bury them”


5 posted on 06/12/2009 10:58:48 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now,----> tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: handy old one

make no bones about it...thats a lot of heads


6 posted on 06/12/2009 10:58:50 AM PDT by BubbaJunebug (s)
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To: decimon

The whole country is a mass grave. Lots of history...teeny, tiny space.


7 posted on 06/12/2009 11:00:11 AM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: decimon
Archaeologists, who have only just begun excavating the site, say they do not yet know who the bones might belong to.

I'm guessing people.

8 posted on 06/12/2009 11:01:50 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (You're either in or in the way.)
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To: decimon

9 posted on 06/12/2009 11:02:56 AM PDT by DogBarkTree (Support The American Tea Party)
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To: decimon

That is going to be the road to the competitive rowing venue anyway!


10 posted on 06/12/2009 11:03:05 AM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: Voter62vb

sculling? Yeah, okay.


11 posted on 06/12/2009 11:06:29 AM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: decimon

The one in the suit is Jimmy Hoffa.


12 posted on 06/12/2009 11:08:14 AM PDT by Buck W. (The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
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To: BubbaJunebug

Come to think of it. The guy looks to be getting a head. HAHAHA


13 posted on 06/12/2009 11:22:06 AM PDT by handy old one (It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristote)
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To: DonaldC

???


14 posted on 06/12/2009 11:43:17 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: decimon

Ask Helen Thomas, she was probably there.


15 posted on 06/12/2009 11:48:38 AM PDT by Concho ( No Birth Certificate-No Census!)
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To: DonaldC

Celts - who also liked taking heads.


16 posted on 06/12/2009 1:01:39 PM PDT by SeminoleSoldier
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17 posted on 06/12/2009 4:53:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: DonaldC

Muslims didn’t exist yet.


18 posted on 06/12/2009 6:55:02 PM PDT by uglybiker (AAAAAAH!!! I'm covered in BEES!)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

That is funny!


19 posted on 06/15/2009 7:58:39 PM PDT by luvie (Zero is dumb as a rock (dangerously so))
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