Bite marks found in a Roman-era skeleton are the first physical evidence of “human-animal gladiatorial combat,” archeologists said in a new study. Teeth imprints of a large cat were found in ...

Bite marks found on a Roman-era skeleton in York are the first physical evidence that humans fought animals in gladiatorial combat, Durham University experts have said. The discovery was made in a ...

Bite marks found on a 1,800-year-old gladiator skeleton are the first physical evidence of human combat with animals in Roman times, archaeologists have revealed. The discovery was made in a Roman ...

The comparison showed the bite marks likely came from a large cat, most likely a lion.“The bite marks were likely made by a lion, which confirms that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were ...

Perhaps, that is, until now. A new study sheds light on the story of a young man, likely between the ages of 26 and 35, discovered with a fatal bite mark from a large animal. His remains were ...