As has been noticed in our news columns, there was found, near Aurora, in this State, not long since, a gigantic bone, supposed to belong to the skeleton of some of the extinct animals.

"You're not fat, you just have big bones," is a humorous excuse we sometimes hear. But it begs the question: How much does ...

Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...

A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first ...

The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial ...

Comparing the marks on the Roman gladiator’s skeleton to those on the zoos’ bones confirmed their hunch: He’d been bitten by a big cat, probably a lion. But big cats usually bite their prey ...

Images of gladiators being mauled by lions have been featured on mosaics and pottery, but this is the first time skeletal ...