Ancient Spanish skull reveals Roman campaign of intimidation, adds to sparse record of ancient war
The 2020 discovery of the skull was recently published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology, focusing on the Romans’ siege of La Loma.
Archaeologists Ines Morales, Rocio Moron and Veronica Alberto from Tibicena, an archaeology company, analyze a human skull which was found buried in a cave on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain April 24, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/BORJA SUAREZ/FILE PHOTO)ByJOANIE MARGULIES