A fossilized tusk from a giant prehistoric elephant that once roamed around the Mediterranean has emerged from an excavation site in southern Israel, offering what archaeologists said was a rare ...

Archaeologists digging near a kibbutz in Southern Israel have come upon a giant prehistoric elephant tusk. The artifact belonged to a long-extinct straight-tusked elephant, which was hunted by early ...

The elephant with some of the longest, heaviest tusks in the world died at Amboseli National Park on Tuesday. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has moved the body of one of Africa’s last giant ‘tusker’ ...

A startling discovery of two massive prehistoric tusks – possibly the largest ever found in the world – could prove to be a “gold mine” for scientists seeking clues into Europe’s past, say Greek and ...

CANTON, Mississippi — Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant tusk.

From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

"What we are seeing here today is an elephant tusk, it's a straight tusk elephant, it's huge, it's two and half meters long, its diameter is 20 centimeters, and you can imagine how much he weighed.

CANTON, Mississippi — Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant tusk.