During the Second Punic War, the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal led his forces to numerous victories. But did he really take war elephants across the Alps?
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Ancient bone may be first physical evidence of Hannibal’s ‘war machine’ elephants in Western Europe
Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that ...
The Carthaginian general famously used elephants during the Punic Wars. But until now, archaeologists had never found skeletal remains linking the animals to the conflict ...
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Ancient Elephant Remains May Offer First Physical Proof of Hannibal's Legendary War Elephants
A 2,200-year-old elephant bone found in Spain may finally prove Hannibal brought war elephants to the battlefield.
Researchers discovered an elephant bone in Spain possibly linked to the Second Punic War, according to a January 2026 study.
A small elephant bone found in Spain may be the first physical evidence of Hannibal's legendary war elephants.
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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 ...
It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
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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