Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants
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HelloUsername
1 hour ago
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Related: "Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46917005 06-feb-2026 40 comments
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shevy-java
1 hour ago
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> A second-century Roman mosaic of a war elephant in Tunisia

It is quite interesting to see that the depicted elephant has wrong proportions. This makes one wonder whether the artist who created that mosaic, ever saw an elephant himself.

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sonofhans
22 minutes ago
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Pure speculation, of course, but I would say so. The hump in the back; the small, high, tail; dominant forehead — those are all things missed by people who mis-draw elephants. I think this artist got them right, which is hard to do from description alone.
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drekipus
31 minutes ago
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Wrong to elephants today
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__alexander
1 hour ago
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Everyone should visit Córdoba, Spain once in their life.
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bryanrasmussen
2 hours ago
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original title: Archaeologists Unearthed a 2,200-Year-Old Bone. They Say It Could Be the First Direct Evidence of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants
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sickofparadox
2 hours ago
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At this rate, we're only a few years away from discovering evidence for Herodotus' giant ants.
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shakna
1 hour ago
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Peissel claimed that was marmots and totally real, didn't they?
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