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

A 2,200-year-old elephant bone found in Spain may finally prove Hannibal brought war elephants to the battlefield.

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

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

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

Researchers discovered an elephant bone in Spain possibly linked to the Second Punic War, according to a January 2026 study.

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

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

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

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

The bone of a "sizeable" elephant that may have taken part in combat thousands of years ago has been uncovered in southern Spain. Archaeologists found the carpal bone of an "elephant of large ...

Imagine, for a moment, you are a Roman soldier at war. In the midst of battle, you are confronted with an enormous and loudly trumpeting creature you've never seen before. It appears to have sharp ...