How ancient horse-dung bacteria is helping our team locate where Hannibal crossed the Alps
Despite thousands of years of hard work by brilliant scholars, the great enigma of where Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy remained unsolved. But now it looks like we may just have cracked it – all thanks to modern science and a bit of ancient horse poo. As a microbiologist, I was part of the team that carried out the research. Hannibal was the leader of the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War with Rome (218-201BC).
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