The movement ecology of Hannibal's route across the Alps?

PUNIC WATCH: A Bioenergetic Study Places the Col de la Traversette as the Most Probable Route for Hannibal’s Crossing of the Alps. An international study applies African elephant energy expenditure models to resolve the historic debate over the Carthaginian army’s passage in 218 B.C. (Guillermo Carvajal, LBV).

For another analysis of Hannibal's route from a quite different evidence base (ancient poop), see here and links. It also argues for the Col de la Traversette as the likely pathway.

For many PaleoJudaica posts on Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general who fought and nearly won the Second Punic War, start here and (cinematically, but canceled) here and follow the links.

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