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Anthropology

intheflow

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5. Exactly the question I had!

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 10:39 AM

Jun 2021

I've only heard about Roman slaves being buried with other enslaved people, and buried with items for the afterlife, like pottery and food. Meanwhile, I've heard that certain criminals were just thrown into pits. This person was shackled and in a pit. I'm guessing they were a criminal.

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Shackled skeleton identified as rare evidence of slavery in Roman Britain [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2021 OP

imho, what separates slavery of africans in america is that it was multigenerational. mopinko Jun 2021 #1

Human cruelty to other humans is hardly limited by race, ethnicity, geography hlthe2b Jun 2021 #2

Slavery has existed throughout human history. Polly Hennessey Jun 2021 #3

Hang on a minute; how could they differentiate a "slave" from a criminal? Chainfire Jun 2021 #4

Exactly the question I had! intheflow Jun 2021 #5

Slaves are usually identified by wear patterns on their bones Warpy Jun 2021 #7

Odd valuable cbabe Jun 2021 #6