The ancient leather scale armor could be dated to the period between 786 and 543 BC. (D.L. Xu, P. Wertmann, M. Yibulayinmu.) In the remote Yanghai cemetery near Turfan, Northwest China, a team of ...

This is the first armor piece of its kind, made of a splendid array of materials, ever discovered, extracted, and restored from China’s Han Dynasty. However, archaeologists don’t yet know what ...

developed a strong interest in ancient Chinese weapons and armor culture in 2015 while studying archery. This interest sparked a deep passion for traditional Chinese armor, leading him to explore ...

Body armor from the Bronze Age was strong enough ... injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China "Since its discovery, the question has remained as to whether the ...

Overall, the suit is meant to remind people of ancient Chinese body armor. But those are only visual highlights, and they don't paint an exact picture of the suit's abilities. Once you learn more ...

In contrast to modern sharks, they developed bony "armor" around their paired fins. A recent discovery of a new species of acanthodian from China surprised scientists with its antiquity.