Archaeologists have discovered a "treasure trove" of ancient Bronze and Iron Age artifacts which recontexualize the role the ...

Archaeologists have solved the centuries-old mystery behind a series of dual shipwrecks discovered off the coast of Costa ...

Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination: the city ...

Tardigrades (aka "water bears") are micro-animals that can survive in the harshest conditions: extreme pressure, extreme ...

The remains, discovered in 2004 at Driffield Terrace, belong to a man aged between 26 and 35. The site is believed to be the world’s only known Roman gladiator cemetery. For years, it offered clues ...

Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of a fierce battle between a Roman gladiator and a lion, rewriting our understanding of ancient combat spectacles. The discovery, made at Driffield ...

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 ...

He said archaeologists had only ever found a few confirmed gladiator remains across regions that once formed the Roman Empire. “For years, our understanding of Roman gladiatorial combat and ...

Despite strict national laws, such artifacts remain highly sought-after on the international black market. All six suspects are facing multiple charges, including membership in a criminal ...

They were called venatores. They were a specialized type of gladiator who, from the 1st century BC onward, fought in the arenas of the Roman Empire against wild animals. Bears, leopards, lions, and ...

Archaeologists with the York Archaeological Trust recovered the remains from Driffield Terrace, which they consider to be a gladiator graveyard. The spot sits along the old Roman road leading out ...