HANNIBAL GONE ASTRAY? A CRITICAL COMMENT ON W. C. MAHANEY ET AL.: ‘THE TRAVERSETTE (ITALIA) ROCKFALL: GEOMORPHOLOGICAL INDICATOR OF THE HANNIBALIC INVASION ROUTE’ (ARCHAEOMETRY, 52, 1 [2010] 156-72)
Matthias Kuhle|Sabine Kuhle
For a long time now, historians have considered the way across Col de Clapier as most likely invasion route of Hannibal's army Alps. Mahaney et al . challenge this view by introducing two‐tier rockfall into discussion, which they believe is mentioned in ancient texts and has gone unnoticed modern scholars. Since deposit kind can only be found at la Traversette—and there alone—Hannibal's crossing Alps, so reason, must followed alternative route. However, critical reassessment closer look geomorphological situation clearly show that interpretation unwarranted.
Archaeometry