Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

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Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

In a nutshell Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical ...

The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

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

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

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

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

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.

A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.