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 ...

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

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.

The older the person at death, the more pitted and craggy these bones will be. Forensic anthropologists will compare this against a database of standard markers to learn the age of the skeleton.

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