For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

The first skeletal evidence of a gladiator show or execution involving an exotic animal comes from a Roman British man with bite marks from a lion.

Gladiators battling lions for the glory of being in the arena were a popular spectacle of life in ancient Rome. At least, we ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

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

How a lion ended up in Britain is something of a mystery. It was previously thought that more exotic species were limited to Rome, but further investigation into Roman depictions of venationes and ...

Bite marks on the pelvis of a man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain were probably made by a lion in gladiatorial combat. The findings provide the first physical evidence that people battled ...

Bite marks found in a Roman-era skeleton are the first physical ... bite marks from a large carnivorous animal, likely a lion.” Lesions are pictured on the left iliac spine.

and found bite marks from a big cat such as a lion or tiger. It's the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire. Forced to fight animals and each other for ...

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the individual was likely bitten by a lion.

They collaborated with zoos to create three-dimensional scans of bite marks on leftover carcasses that were made by types of animals, such as lions and cheetahs, that had been used in Roman ...