New research on skeletons from Maiden Castle in Dorset casts doubt on theory of cemetery of Iron Age warriors killed by ...

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins ...

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

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

Three summers of extreme drought might have contributed to British rebellion against Roman legions, according to academic research. The drought took place between 364 and 366 AD and may have been a ...

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 physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire.

Archaeologists have launched a detailed exploration of a newly discovered Roman town south of Great Staunton, England. The ...

Archaeologists have confirmed the first physical evidence that a Roman gladiator in Britain died fighting a lion. The discovery involves a skeleton found in 2004 at Driffield Terrace in York ...

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.

Before London, there was Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain, and although it was abandoned by AD 450, the influence and some remnants of the ancient city still remain. Join Pott’s as he ...

A study has uncovered the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in the Roman period. The research, published in PLOS One, presents compelling skeletal evidence of a human ...

Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in Britain The victim was a young adult ...