Elephant Bone in Spain May Be Proof of Hannibal’s Tanks With Trunks

Elephant Bone in Spain May Be Proof of Hannibal’s Tanks With Trunks: Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant mammals in the Punic Wars. By Franz Lidz A 2,200-year-old bone unearthed near Córdoba, Spain, may provide the first direct archaeological evidence of the formidable battle elephants employed by the Carthaginian general Hannibal. Tucked away