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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

As with all life forms, elephants have evolved over time from ungulates to near ungulates or subungulates as they are called today. Their unusually shaped feet are quite similar to that of ungulates, ...

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 ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...

Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hunt ancient elephants and take advantage of other local resources, according to a new study.