A thrilling discovery in York has unveiled the first-ever physical evidence of a human fighting a lion in Roman times, thanks to bite marks found on a skeleton in a gladiator cemetery. This adds a ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a ...

Life's greatest tragedy is the passage of time. It is a lesson we all must learn eventually. Within the proverbial circle of ...

With deepening exchanges between China and Africa over the years, the lion dance, a traditional Chinese dance mimicking the movement of one of Africa's most signature animals, is gaining popularity in ...

Kristina Obame, Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month for April 2025, is a bilingual Gabonese ...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...

In a nutshell Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical ...

A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...