Researchers have recently analyzed 5,436 bones that came from roughly 140 dogs that were sacrificed and buried in an English quarry during the Roman era. Found at the Nescot archaeological site in ...

Dead puppies, potential human sacrifices, and a painted dog penis bone—what was going on in Roman-era Britain?

“Offerings, banquets, and sacrifices of animals were an important part of the funerary rituals, taking into account Roman written sources. Therefore, we expected to find more luxurious foods.

In ancient Rome, Roman men would sacrifice a dog and whip women with the hides of the sacrificed animals, believing that the ritual would make women more fertile, Noel Lenski, a religious studies ...

Archaeologists in Stuttgart, Germany, uncovered over 100 horse skeletons believed to have been part of a Roman cavalry unit. These remains are dated to the second century A.D.

Animal sacrifices that incorporated the consumption of animals were also practiced in ancient Greece around the same time, so this was not an anomaly. Mystery of the ghost horses.