Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions in Britain, according to a ...

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

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.

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

Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of ...

The Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, is famous for its distinctive limestone habitat, coastal landscape, rich wildlife ...

A new study contradicts the long-held assumption that Ireland’s Neolithic passage tombs were reserved for members of an elite ...

So says a UCD-led group of archeologists, whose findings portray a less hierarchical picture of daily life in Neolithic Ireland than ... of the School of Archaeology at UCD.

Tom writes mainly about science, space, archaeology, the Earth and the oceans. He has also written for the BBC, NBC News, National Geographic, Scientific American, Air & Space, and many others.

In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labeled "passage tombs" by archaeologists because they typically ...

Dozens of artifacts from the likes of Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth ... The friendship between 8-year-old “Mighty Mason” and former Eagles star Brandon Graham. 🍀 Traveling to: Ireland with the ...

A man has been arrested by police investigating a "significant" wildfire that triggered a major incident in Northern Ireland. More than 100 firefighters and 15 fire appliances were deployed on ...