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 ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on ...

The smoke and smells of animal fat burning on open altars regularly filled the fora and nearby streets. Roman religious festivals required a daily blood sacrifice of at least one bull or some other ...

Roman worship was divided into the public ... or would carry out a ritual sacrifice of an animal before eating it. The Romans believed that their gods or spirits were actively involved in their ...

Within the Roman world, dogs were associated ... The Romans had rules about what type/color/age, and sex of animal was appropriate to sacrifice for which god or festival, so the idea of cultural ...

Dogs were used in “various ritual practices” in Roman times, the archaeologist said – even considered the “guardian” of a deceased human’s grave. The animals were often ritually killed ...