Researchers discovered an elephant bone in Spain possibly linked to the Second Punic War, according to a January 2026 study.
"While [the bone] would not represent one of the mythical specimens Hannibal took across the Alps, it could potentially ...
In his role as general, Hannibal led the Carthaginians' battle against the Roman Republic in the three Punic Wars, which ...
Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant ...
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First rock-solid proof of Hannibal’s war elephants found in Spain
Archaeologists working in southern Spain have identified what appears to be the first direct physical evidence of an elephant ...
Archaeologists in Spain found a single elephant bone among Carthaginian weapons, offering rare physical evidence linked to ...
An elephant bone discovered in Spain may date to the time of Hannibal's battles against the Romans. A 2,200-year-old bone ...
Everything we know about these famous war animals has come from textual sources, so this is a significant new find.
The finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from ...
The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars. Reading time 2 minutes An Italian cultural heritage outfit has announced the recovery of a ...
The helmet, estimated to be about 2,265 years old, was found in the waters around the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily, officials said. Alexandra Smielova Unsplash An extraordinarily ...
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