A 2,300-year-old tomb in southwest Turkey—once revered as a holy Islamic site—turns out to be the tomb of ancient Greek boxer ...

We assume people have been punching each other for basically forever, but the earliest known depiction of boxing comes from a Sumerian relief in Iraq. (Check out the two dudes on the left.) Be careful ...

The ancient Roman boxing gloves were more like a protective guard than their modern equivalent. The Vindolanda Trust Archaeologists in the UK have unearthed ancient boxing gloves at the Roman fort of ...

The fall semester of Freshman year is often remembered as one replete with stimulus overload. I personally remember being overwhelmed by academic and athletic clubs, new friends, and the increased ...

Archaeologists in the U.K. have unearthed ancient boxing gloves at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, just south of Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England. The leather gloves, which are not a matching pair, ...

An unprecedented find at northern England's ancient Roman fort, Vindolanda, has revealed the previously little-known history of boxing in the Roman Empire. Two boxing gloves were unearthed at the site ...