Some figures carrying swords in Mycenaean art could be women ... on the Greek island of Aegina has unveiled a Mycenaean purple dye workshop from the Late Bronze Age, offering new insights into the ...

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress.

“We extracted the information needed to create a Late Bronze Age combat simulation protocol ... “The efficacy and variety of Mycenaean swords and spears has long been recognized. The addition of ...

In this first installment, Ganor investigates the famed linen armor of Ancient Greece, known as the linothorax.

New research shows that women might be represented in Mycenaean iconography instead of men, changing the interpretation of Mycenaean society.

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Due to its geographic location, Cyprus played a significant role in trade during the Late Bronze Age ... represents Mycenaean warriors, using their typical helmets ...

Reconstruction of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Medinet Habu (Photo courtesy of Rosemary Robertson) AMMAN — Due to its geographic location, Cyprus played a significant role in trade during ...

69cm (27in) long. See a similar bronze sword of similar size, Eastern Zhou or Han dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.164, no.65.

Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age – but modern forgers glue together ...

The long tapering blade with bevelled edges and with a distinct median ridge decorated with a criss-cross lattice pattern, the hilt with two circular flanges below a circular, dished pommel. 54cm (21 ...