It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.

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Researchers discovered an elephant bone in Spain possibly linked to the Second Punic War, according to a January 2026 study. The bone, found at the Colina de los Quemados site in Cordoba, Spain, in ...

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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 ...

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?

Elephants head towards hay delivered by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Ranger Josphat Wangigi (not seen) at the Amboseli National Park as feed-aid for forage deprived herbivores hard hit by drought on ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Hannibal’s use of elephants as a weapon of war wielded by his Carthaginian forces is etched into history, depicted in art and literature for more ...