Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

At an ancient Roman quarry in Surrey, England, an oddly colored bone suggests it may have been used in a fertility ritual, researchers said. elliot via Unsplash Ahead of a development project at the ...

Discovering bones in ancient Roman quarry shafts is not unusual—finding a hand-painted dog penis bone, however, is. Bioarchaeologist Ellen Green from the University of Reading in the UK has uncovered ...