Posted on 02/23/2006 6:31:14 PM PST by wagglebee
As much as I hate to use Wikipedia, I did check there to confirm something
that I thought I'd seen on TV, i.e., that there is some physical evidence
of breaking legs as part of the crucifixion, whether for increased torture
and/or hastening death:
"The remains were found accidentally in an ossuary with the crucified
man’s name on it, “Yehohanan, the son of Hagakol.” The ossuary contained
a heel with a nail driven through its side, indicating that the heels
may have been driven through the sides of the tree (one on the left side,
one on the right side, and not with both feet together in front). The nail
had olive wood on it indicating that he was crucified on a cross made of
olivewood. Since olive trees are not very tall, this would suggest that
victims were crucified at eye level. His legs were found broken."
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