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

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.

An 'exceptional' 3,000-year-old trove of objects that was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 has been saved for the nation. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard, which includes a sword and decorated ...

For many European museums, these 3,000-year-old specimens became must-haves ... cores’ were not a technological feature in these bronze swords, but a result of modern tampering.” ...

Natah, reveal how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said.

A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at ... However, ancient swords actually created using both iron and bronze are important in helping archaeologists to understand the transition ...

Archaeologists and students digging in Blätterhöhle cave uncovered a 9,000-year-old fireplace (above), flint arrowheads and a ...

Bronze swords dating back to the Iron Age have just unveiled a well-kept secret. Thanks to an innovative imaging technique, researchers have uncovered modern modifications on these weapons, proving ...

A teenage boy has appeared in court accused of trying to murder a 13-year-old girl while having a samurai sword. The 14-year-old is alleged to have attacked the girl in the early hours of Friday ...

A recent analysis by archaeologist Nicoletta Antognelli Michel of the Technical University of Darmstadt has led to a ...

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 ...