Author: Vassilios Tzaferis
Published in Biblical Archaeology Review (March-April 1989)

Description: Some tombs at Givat ha-Mivtar were accidentally broken into in early 1968. The excavator recounts his discoveries including the only known remains of a victim of crucifixion, dating from the period between the turn of the century and the AD 70 destruction of the city. Narrates the history of crucifixion, first as a method of punishment, and later as a means of execution.

(abstract © Biblical Archaeology Review)