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The sediment showed a strong tropical forest dominance during that period and no evidence of crop cultivation, specifically maize.

“I don’t think we have direct evidence of Caracalla participating in the games, but there’s a lot of talk in the ancient sources about how he liked to drive his chariot,” said ”I think in this period, there can be sort of a melding of this emperor persona with the popularity of an arena performer.”

Mr Rees said he had seen no evidence of this being done and not received any explanation despite trying to contact her.

While the introduction of similar species means greater genetic diversity and new concerns, the study provides further evidence that this is a net positive, Fitak says.

"It was a huge relief that our research provided evidence that the panthers will be OK and are not more susceptible because of introduced alleles," Sharkey says.