He said he was building a reconstruction of the ancient suit of armor to test its functionality and other technological aspects. "Lorica squamata" from Serbia (1,700 years old) (Image credit ...

Researchers took a suit of armor found in 1960 by archaeologists in Dendra, a village located near what was once the ancient Greek city of Mycenae, and recruited 13 soldiers from the marines of ...

The ancient armor would be considered functional if the strain it caused was “tolerable and within normal levels” and it “did not limit the fighting ability of the wearer,” the study said.

Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous eras of prehistory. Accessibility links.

Our sensitive teeth likely evolved from the armor of ancient fish A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something ...

Nearly 350 artifacts have been unearthed during research at the Łysa Góra archaeological site in Poland, including a rare 2,300-year-old Celtic helmet, providing further confirmation of the ...

Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo ...

Greek soldiers recreated ancient life conditions in a study to determine if the Dendra panoply, armor used by the Mycenaeans some 3,500 years ago, could stand up to combat. Study authors found it did.

Modern marines have tested out ancient Greek body armor in an 11-hour simulation of Bronze Age combat and found it to be battle-worthy. The experiment, for a study published in the open-access ...

Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo ...

While investigating the theft of hundreds of ancient Celtic gold coins, investigators found lumps of gold that appear to result from the treasure being melted down.

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