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During the Bronze Age, the Mycenaean Greeks used impressive chariots as a mode of transport and an intimidating vehicle of ...
The 13 soldiers, all members of the Hellenic Armed Forces, roleplayed as warriors from Greece's late Bronze Age, known as the Mycenaean civilization, in order to test the combat suitability of a ...
Body armor from the Bronze Age was strong enough to protect a Mycenaean soldier in battle 3,500 years ago, according to a new study that had 13 soldiers fight in a replica of it for 11 hours.
Mycenaean palatial centers disappeared around 1200 BCE, and the supplies of Dendra-type armor disappeared with them. Bronze Age warriors were often buried with their weapons, swords and spears ...
A 3,500-year-old suit of Mycenaean armour may have been used in battle -- and not just for ceremonial purposes as previously thought -- new research reveals.
New research suggests that a 3,500-year-old suit of Mycenaean armour, long suspected to have been purely ceremonial, was probably worn in battles 1. The full-body bronze suit was found in 1960 in ...