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First rock-solid proof of Hannibal’s war elephants found in Spain

Archaeologists working in southern Spain have identified what appears to be the first direct physical evidence of an elephant ...

Ancient bone may be first physical evidence of Hannibal’s ‘war machine’ elephants in Western Europe

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.
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Elephants were used as war machines by Hannibal, and a rare bone found under a hospital is direct evidence these creatures existed

In 2020, archaeologists conducted excavations ahead of the construction of a hospital near the city of Córdoba in Spain and ...
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2,200-Year-Old Bone Unearthed In Spain May Be First Direct Evidence Of Hannibal's War Elephants

Everything we know about these famous war animals has come from textual sources, so this is a significant new find.
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'Landmark' elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal's war against Rome

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