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

"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 ...

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

A bone from an elephant foot discovered under a fallen wall in southern Spain may be the first tangible proof that Hannibal ...

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

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

Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing ...

The finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from ...

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 ...

Archaeologists working near Seville unearthed a fossilized ivory fragment and a bronze harness fitting and they've found a bone that could be from Hannibal’s war elephant.

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