For a long time, China’s golden armor was a historical claim without physical evidence. Tang dynasty writers mentioned shining suits of armor worn in frontier warfare, but archaeologists had never ...

Writers in the Tang period described “golden armor,” but archaeologists had not previously had a physical example to examine. That gap is what makes this restoration notable: the conservation work ...

For centuries, China’s Tang-era “golden armor” belonged to the realm of imagery sunlight on metal, a warrior’s sheen until a tomb on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau yielded a suit that could be measured, ...

Archaeologists analyzing fragments of bronze recovered near Brno, Czech Republic, have made a surprising discovery: 3,200-year-old pieces of a warrior's chest armor. This is only the second time ...

The Dendra panoply is one of the finest and most complete examples of full-body armor from the Mycenaean civilization. Created around 3,500 years ago, this complete armor is made up of different ...

Archaeologists working near Omsk in Siberia have discovered a complete suit of bone armor that likely belonged to an elite warrior. Found in near perfect condition, the unique armor dates back to the ...