Volunteers from the Greek Armed Forces' naval infantry participated in the experiment. Dr. Flouris's team prepared replicas of the Dendra armor and Bronze Age weapons. Then, 13 marines underwent a ...

For decades, archaeologists have wondered whether a suit of Bronze ... the southern Greek village of Dendra in 1960, the outfit is one of the oldest complete suits of European armor in existence ...

They wore bronze armor breastplates ... combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics changed in favor of less armor, increased agility ...