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Archaeologists recently unearthed weapons buried approximately 1,500 years ago in Denmark. The weapons were found during a project to expand a roadway to three lanes.
The weapons were found at a burial site and may have been produced during the region’s Iron Age, 1,500 to 2,000 years ago. Based on their findings, archaeologists indicated that the burial site may have belonged to a chieftain. They noted that there were enough weapons at the site to equip a small army.
In addition to the weapons, archaeologists found a chainmail shirt. To date, very few such shirts from the Iron Age have been discovered in this region.
Archeologists also discovered two iron plates, each about the size of a human palm. These turned out to be fragments of a fourth-century Roman helmet.
Arkeonews reported that when the archaeologists saw the plates, they were unsure of their origins. They used X-ray imaging to investigate the plates further. This process allowed them to discover that the plates were neck and cheek guards of a crest helmet, the same type used in the Roman Empire during the fourth century.
The archeologists indicated that discovering a Roman helmet from the Iron Age is rare in southern Scandinavia. They continue to evaluate the helmet, chainmail shirt, and weapons they found to learn more about them.
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