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

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?

A 2,200-year-old bone unearthed in Spain could be from one of Hannibal's war elephants used during the Second Punic War, according to a new study. The baseball-sized relic, found near the southern ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Underwater recovery off the Aegadian Islands in Sicily uncovered a Montefortino-style Roman war helmet. The helmet was likely part ...

The Phoenician culture emerged in the Bronze Age city-states of the Levant, developing prominent innovations such as the first alphabet (from which many present-day writing systems derive). By the ...

The helmet, estimated to be about 2,265 years old, was found in the waters around the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily, officials said. Alexandra Smielova Unsplash An extraordinarily ...