Scientists discovered 14 kilograms of ancient Roman chain mail armor near Bonn, Germany, revealing how soldiers recycled and repaired gear. Credit: J. Vogel A discovery of a Roman chain mail armor in ...

There, limited local capacity to supply metal to Roman soldiers created a need to recycle and reuse mail armor, which likely supported a cottage industry. This is one conclusion of Czech and ...

“This is the first clear evidence that mail armour was being repaired outside a Roman military installation.” The limited archaeological evidence of this recycling practice provides little ...

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity sheds new light on how Roman soldiers maintained and repaired their chainmail armor on the empire's northern frontiers. Researchers from Czechia ...

There is evidence that Roman soldiers on the frontiers were more self-sufficient, repairing and recycling their own armor. However, the extent to which surrounding settlements played a role in ...

The Dura-Europos shield gives archaeologists a huge amount of information about how this piece of armor was made ... found the skeletons of 19 Roman soldiers, complete with all their weapons ...

A wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of only a few complete Roman scuta ever ... of 19 Roman soldiers, complete with all their weapons and armor — including the scutum ...

A 2,000-year-old tomb discovered in Heerlen, Netherlands, contained the remains of a Roman soldier. The site was first believed to be a cellar, but was determined to be a tomb after the discovery ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled ... He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor, shield and a pack with supplies. Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances ...

and probably belonged to a Roman soldier who lost his life in battle. Few examples of this type of shield have survived over the millennia, even though it is well known from depictions in art. The ...

A recent and noteworthy example is a substantial hoard from Bonn, Germany, containing 14kg of mail armour. The hoard highlights some key aspects of the Roman military economy, particularly aspects of ...