These ancient elephants evolved from a common elephant ancestor, the straight-tusked elephant, which was even bigger than modern elephants, weighing in at about 10 tons and standing over 12 feet tall.

Approximately 7,400 artifacts found in ancient city. Approximately 7,400 ceremonial objects have been unearthed, shedding light on a little-known culture that thrived over 3,000 years ago.

The elephant fossils themselves were found in 2000 in Pampore in the Kashmir Valley, India, and date back to between 300,00 and 400,000 years ago. However, quite which species the fossils belonged ...

An ancient elephant graveyard is finally giving up its secrets. Remains of straight-tusked elephants known as Palaeoloxodon were first uncovered near the town of Pampore, in the Kashmir Valley, when a ...