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A new study has revealed that a 3,500-year-old suit of armor found at Dendra, near ancient Mycenae, was suitable for extended combat. Modern Greek soldiers tested replicas of this Bronze Age armor, which weighed approximately 23 kilograms, through exercises inspired by Homer's Iliad. The testing involved more than a dozen elite Greek marines practicing ancient fighting techniques while dressed in the heavy copper plate armor. This experiment, which included an 11-hour-long combat, aimed to determine the practicality and effectiveness of the ancient armor in sustained combat scenarios.
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More than a dozen elite Greek marines dressed up in replicas of 3,500-year-old copper plate armour and practised ancient fighting techniques. For science. https://t.co/YPZNuzZKIi .
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To find out whether elite warriors could have actually performed sustained combat while wearing bulky armour from Greece's Bronze Age, modern soldiers put it to the test with exercises inspired by Homer's Iliad. https://t.co/hFbg69iC40
Greek soldiers have been battle testing an ancient and very heavy suit of armour. @sophiebushwick says replicas of this Bronze Age suit weighed around 23 kilograms https://t.co/BpwUttRyMa https://t.co/yzmdnvUps3
A new study claims that the 3,500-year-old armor found at Dendra (a few kilometers away from ancient Mycenae) was entirely compatible with use in extended combat. https://t.co/gZ3nsM2Pl4