Hannibal in the Alps: Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project 1994-2006
Figs. 1 & 2 Hannibal Crossing the Alps; Stanford Alpine Archaeology Team 2004
(Patrick Hunt - project director- at back center in orange)
One of the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project's most interesting ongoing research foci is Hannibal in the Alps. Hannibal’s famous passage through the Alps in 218 BCE remains one of the most intrepid marches in history. Along with at least 25,000 surviving soldiers, hundreds if not thousands of pack animals and scores of elephants (although apparently only 37 survived the crossing), this surprising military maneuver was both bold and desperate and has inspired countless readers of ancient history in the intervening millennia.
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