Scientists have studied an enigmatic mummy from the crypt of an Austrian church and revealed an unusual embalming method and ...

A Celtic warrior was injured in battle 2,500 years ago. Archaeologists were able to identify the weapon based on 3D scans of his skeleton.

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

The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a ...

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

Based on the wound track's direction through the bone, the researchers concluded that the man was struck in the pelvis from his front ... what it was based on 3D CT scanning, which let them ...

Fossils of Tiktaalik roseae blended fins with hints of limbs and sported a flat head suited for peering above the waterline.

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

A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains has revealed ...