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

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

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 ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery ...