Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered a rare fragment of chest armor that was likely worn by an elite warrior ...

The weapons chest found. The lines show the estimated sides of the chest. The contents include lead plates (1), molds (2 and 3), and the cans that may have contained powder (5).

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 ...

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 ...

In 1906, a trove of more than 100 brass and leather treasures was unearthed from the site of an ancient Roman fort in Scotland. Since then, the fragments — which once made up a piece of armor ...

An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own ...

How the Roman Army Repaired Its Armor Far From Home Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs.

The armor chassis, as Crye terms it, harkens back to the Spartan cuirass and later Roman chest plates worn in combat, and the Army is tinkering with Cryes design for its Future Force Warrior ...