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Have Wine for Breakfast, Put On a 51-Pound Suit and Get to the Battlefield

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨silence7@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/science/ancient-greek-armor-marines-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x00.FGYq.5eTLgKh9qRVX&smid=url-share

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  • solrize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Greek soldiers recreated ancient life conditions in a study to determine if the Dendra panoply, armor used by the Mycenaeans some 3,500 years ago, could stand up to combat. Study authors found it did.

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