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 ...

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that served as a “war machine” in an army sent to invade the Roman Republic.

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

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

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

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

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

Archaeologists excavating a site in Córdoba, Spain, have identified a small elephant bone in a layer dating to the era of the ...

Archaeologists have identified a 2,200-year-old elephant ankle bone as direct physical evidence of a Carthaginian war elephant. The discovery anchors a war between Rome and the North African power of ...

In 2020, archaeologists conducted excavations ahead of the construction of a hospital near the city of Córdoba in Spain and unearthed a rare bone belonging to a war elephant from the Punic Wars. The ...

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