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Neo-Assyrian leather armor found in Chinese tomb (www.media.uzh.ch)

by What a Find December 11, 2021, 4:38 pm

The nearly complete leather armor was found in a tomb in northwest China, but research reveals it originated in the Neo-Assyrian Empire 2,700 years ago.

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Neo-Assyrian leather armor found in Chinese tomb (www.media.uzh.ch)

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