Roman Legionaries Buried Pig Jaws as Funeral Offerings—First Physical Proof in the Levant Unearthed
Pit holding thirteen mandibles reveals second- to third-century CE soldiers sacrificed pigs during cemetery rites, echoing the silicernium feast described in Latin sources.
Fresco scene portraying a pig sacrifice.(photo credit: Pompeii Archaeological Park)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF