I never heard that about the straps in relation to crucifixion.
Nails were not that uncommon.
http://slll.anu.edu.au/sites/slll.anu.ed...aper_1.pdf
This article inventories a literal shitload of nails found at one site in Scotland which was not occupied by the Romans for all that long.
Nails were not that uncommon.
http://slll.anu.edu.au/sites/slll.anu.ed...aper_1.pdf
This article inventories a literal shitload of nails found at one site in Scotland which was not occupied by the Romans for all that long.