Mar 18, 2013
This skull, belonging to a body unearthed in Gloucester, England, was believed to come from southeastern Europe since its discovery in 1972. The ornaments and tools which he carried led archaeologists to this conclusion, though it was not confirmed until chemical testing in 2009 proved that he originated from east of the Danube River.
The circumstances of his burial (dated to roughly 400 AD) suggest that he was a man of high status, even though he came from far outside the Roman Empire, meaning that the Gloucester area was possibly much more important to Roman settlement than earlier thought.
Archaeologists believe that he was a Visigoth who moved west after his childhood.