Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants
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Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed a 2,200-year-old elephant bone alongside ancient projectiles, potentially providing the first direct archaeological evidence of Hannibal's legendary war elephants used during the Second Punic War.
在相關討論串中,網友分享了另一篇關於此發現的深度報導連結(Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants),該討論串包含更多關於骨骼分析技術與布匿戰爭背景的細節討論。此外,也有留言提到探險家 Michel Peissel 曾對希羅多德「巨蟻」傳說提出的解釋,認為其原型可能是喜馬拉雅土撥鼠,為古代奇聞提供了另一種現實主義的解讀視角。