Hannibal's trek across the Alps: geomorphological analysis of sites of geoarchaeological interest
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Date
2008
Authors
Mahaney, William C.
Kalm, Volli
Dirszowsky, Randy W.
Milner, Michael W.
Sodhi, Rana
Beukens, Roelf
Dorn, Ron
Tricart, Pierre
Schwartz, Stéphane
Chamorro-Perez, Eva
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Publisher
University of the Aegean
Abstract
A ~2200 year-old question related to Hannibal’s invasion route across the Alps
into Italia, has been argued by classicists without recovery of material evidence. A
comparison of topographical descriptions in the ancient literature with
environmental parameters in the Alps, attempted here for the first time, provides a
database against which various pathways can be assessed. Identification of sites
using geological, geomorphological, astronomical, chemical and petrological
methods leads to the exclusion of certain transit points and targeting of others where
geoarchaeological excavation might yield important evidence related to the military
culture of ancient Carthage
Description
Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) applies
Keywords
Hannibalic invasion of Italia , Fired rock controversy , Geomorphology , Geoarchaeology , Alps , Hannibal's invasion route , Punic invasion of Italia , 218 B.C.
Citation
Mahaney, W. C., Kalm, V., Dirszowsky, R. W., Milner, M. W., Sodhi, R., Beukens, R., Dorn, R., Tricart, P., Schwartz, S., Chamorro-Perez, E., Boccia, S., Barendregt, R. W., Krinsley, D. H., Seaquist, E. R., Merrick, D., & Kapran, B. (2008). Hannibal's trek across the Alps: Geomorphological analysis of sites of geoarchaeological interest. Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, 8(2), 39-54.