THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE MURDER

- the murder house was excavated by archaeologists in 1932


- a report on this was published in 1934


The report says that:

-	the 'murder house' is 52 feet long by 23 wide
-	one part of the house opened on to the street, with a living room behind it
-	the inner room had 'an usually thick layer of clean clay' covering it

Under the clay, remains of skeletons were found on the original floor of the house

-	the first skeleton was virtually complete
-	only a few fragments existed of the second skeleton
-	the first skeleton had a blade in its ribs

The building continued to be lived in after the bodies were buried under the floor

The skeletons were examined by a Dr Duckworth, who said that:

- one was of a tall, strong man, probably middle aged

- the other was of slighter build, possibly a woman

"It would seem that the murderers, embarrassed by the problem of removing the two bodiesftom their house unobserved, had devised the plan of laying them out in the inner room, where the murder had occurred, and then covering them with a thick layer of clay, on the pretext ofremaking the floor of the room.  "


The 1934 report finishes by stating that the house was occupied between AD 300-368.


"It is to be regretted that...... no clue remains to lead us to the perpetrators of the crime, or to reveal their motive.