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2,700-year-old leather armor proves technology transfer happened in antiquity

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST

Researchers have investigated a unique leather scale armor found in the tomb of a horse rider in Northwest China. Design and construction details of the armor indicate that it originated in the Neo-Assyrian Empire between the 6th and 8th century BCE before being brought to China.