Elephant Bone in Spain May Be Proof of Hannibal’s Tanks With Trunks

Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant ...

First Solid Evidence of Hannibal's Infamous War Elephants Discovered in Spain

In his role as general, Hannibal led the Carthaginians' battle against the Roman Republic in the three Punic Wars, which ...

Bone of contention: Archaeologists find fragment from Hannibal's war elephant in Spain

Hannibal led the Second Punic War against Rome and became famous for his crossing of the Alps and the 16-year campaign which ...

Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal

The finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from ...
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A Baseball-sized Bone Found in Spain May Be the First Physical Proof of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants

Archaeologists excavating a site in Córdoba, Spain, have identified a small elephant bone in a layer dating to the era of the ...
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Landmark Elephant Bone May Be First Evidence of Hannibal in Spain

A small, 2,200-year-old elephant bone discovered at an ancient, fortified settlement in southern Spain may be the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by the legendary ...
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Elephants were used as war machines by Hannibal, and a rare bone found under a hospital is direct evidence these creatures existed

In 2020, archaeologists conducted excavations ahead of the construction of a hospital near the city of Córdoba in Spain and unearthed a rare bone belonging to a war elephant from the Punic Wars. The ...