3,900-Year-Old Suit Of Bone Armor Found In Siberia

[sandbender]

I thought this might be of interest to some here...

"...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 Bronze Age.

A suit of armor like this, which was buried at a depth of 1.5 meters and found without its unknown owner, has never been seen before in the Omsk region. Further analysis is required, but preliminary estimates place it between 3,500 to 3,900 years old..."

Thanks to io9.com

 

[crosslandkelly]

Thanks for that, very interesting.

 

[dwardo]

The kevlar vest of its day, very cool. I would imagine its pretty good against a long bladed weapon.
Maybe not so good against a projectile. But then again maybe they had a very effective under-garment to go with it like more recent armer.

 

[JonathanD]

That is very cool. Thanks for posting that.

 

[Macaroon]

Very interesting stuff, thanks for this

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

You know what, that reminds me of the Bone Armour from Ultima Online the second age (Loved that game) the thing is it looks almost exactly how the game Armour looked.

 

[petrochemicals]

Liked it,thanks for that. looks like a nightmare to make though.

also liked the pompeii of Japan link from the site http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Binoculars/Optical_Image_Stabilisation/18x50_IS/