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 also found a number of other artifacts at the site – including the bones of a different dog, the remains of a ...

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 ...

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 to guide ...