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Archaeologists Discover a Stash of 1,500-Year-Old Weapons—Including the Only Known Roman Helmet Ever Found in Denmark
About 1,500 years ago, a powerful leader in present-day Denmark buried enough weapons and supplies to equip a small army. The ...
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Siege Ladder, Rome, 537 CE
The articulated moveable siege ladder, usually referred to simply as the siege ladder, is one of a class of weapons used in offensive siege ... The first documented use of a siege ladder was in 537 CE ...
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Ancient chief buried ‘extremely rare’ Roman equipment. Archaeologists just found it
Archaeologists in Denmark found a “rare” Roman helmet buried by an ancient chief along with hundreds of weapons and other ...
Ancient Roman helmet turns up in unusual location: 'Exceptionally rare'
Danish archaeologists recently announced the discovery during an excavation of a variety of weapons and armor dating to the ...
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Archaeologists Discover a Stash of 1,500-Year-Old Weapons—Including the Only Known Roman Helmet Ever Found in Denmark
The chieftain’s stash includes swords, spears, lances, chainmail and the only known Roman helmet ... sacrifice.” Ancient residents dismantled one of the houses and buried weapons in its ...