Hannibal's crossing in the Alps may have been marked by piles of dung

In 218 B.C., the Carthagianian commander Hannibal famously marched an army of soldiers, horses and elephants through the Alps to attack the Romans. Scientists say they may have figured out the route he took, based on the piles of poo left behind.

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