Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

"While [the bone] would not represent one of the mythical specimens Hannibal took across the Alps, it could potentially ...

Bone find proves Hannibal’s elephants marched across Europe

Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, marching his war elephants over the snow-covered Alps to confront the Romans in 218BCE.
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Ancient elephant bone may prove Hannibal legend

A bone from an elephant foot discovered under a fallen wall in southern Spain may be the first tangible proof that Hannibal ...
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First Solid Evidence of Hannibal's Infamous War Elephants Discovered in Spain

Elephants are not exactly commonplace in the European landscape, so when archaeologists uncovered an elephant foot bone among the rubble of an Iron Age dig in Spain, they knew it could be something ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...