Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that ...

For centuries, Hannibal's elephants were legend - now a rare bone found in Spain may offer real proof.

Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, marching his war elephants over the snow-covered Alps to confront the Romans in 218BCE.

The Carthaginian general famously used elephants during the Punic Wars. But until now, archaeologists had never found ...

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

A small elephant bone found in Spain may be the first physical evidence of Hannibal's legendary war elephants.

The most famous four-legged weapons in warfare may have left a trace after all.

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

Everything we know about these famous war animals has come from textual sources, so this is a significant new find.

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

Hannibal marching his elephants over the Alps is one of history's most legendary moments, and now archaeologists have found a bone that proves it really happened. During the Second Punic War, the ...

Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing "war elephants." Yet, no skeletal remains of these war elephants had ever been ...