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Rare Ancient Roman Helmet Was Just Discovered In A Strange Location, But That's Not The Strangest Part About It
You'd expect to find a rare ancient Roman helmet in Rome, but where this one was found reveals just how far the Roman Empire ...
How Roman society integrated people who altered their bodies and defied gender norms
There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were ...
Archaeologists Just Uncovered a Rare Roman Helmet That May Indicate a Mysterious Ritual
Fragments of a rare Roman-era helmet were discovered alongside nearly 200 weapons, all buried in the foundations of two homes ...
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Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
A member of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) takes a photo of his colleague holding ... Palmyra was once a key hub to ...
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This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Helmet Used to Look Like a ‘Rusty Bucket’. Now It’s Restored Almost to Its Former Glory
The story of the exquisite Roman helmet is still shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the high-status man who served in the Roman ...
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Archaeologists Unearth ‘Exceptionally Rare’ Roman Helmet at the Site of ‘Weapon Sacrifice’
It is the first Roman Imperial helmet ever found in the country, and just the second ever found in all of Scandinavia.
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Archaeologists unearth ‘exceptionally rare’ Roman helmet buried in strange ritual
Archaeologists have discovered fragments of an “exceptionally rare” Roman-era helmet in Denmark along with a hoard of weapons likely buried as a ritual offering. The 1,600-year-old weapon ...
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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 chieftain’s stash includes swords, spears, lances, chainmail and the only ...
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Archaeologists Discovered the Pieces of a Fifth-Century Board Game. They Tell a Big Story.
An excavation in modern-day Turkey near what was once a Roman fortress revealed a pair of carved bone disk-shaped pieces likely used for a strategic board game. Each of the pieces is shaped the ...