Greek soldiers recreated ancient life conditions in a study to determine if the Dendra panoply, armor used by the Mycenaeans some 3,500 years ago, could stand up to combat. Study authors found it did.

An ancient mystery may have been solved after researchers, with the help of 13 Hellenic Marines, proved that a unique 3,500-year-old suit of Greek armor wasn't necessarily just for show, but could ...

Ancient Greek Armor Found by Researchers May Have Been Used in the Trojan War A unique 3,500-year-old suit of Greek armor could have been used for combat during the Trojan War.

Scientists, modern soldiers tested replica of 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in hands-on experiment and found it was functional, study said.

The Bronze Age Mycenaeans were an ancient civilization from the Greek mainland known for their impressive architecture, rich culture, and mysterious decline. Perhaps most famously, the Mycenaeans ...

Researchers recruited volunteers from the Hellenic Armed Forces to test the strength of replicas of 3,500-year-old body armor.

A first look image of Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey shows Odysseus' armor in the film, but historical armor looked quite different.

Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective People suspected the Dendra armor was ceremonial, but new tests show its utility.

Modern marines have tested out ancient Greek body armor in an 11-hour simulation of Bronze Age combat and found it to be battle-worthy. The experiment, for a study published in the open-access ...

Greek mythology is full of artifacts endowed with supernatural powers, in addition to a myriad of unforgettable gods, ...

Scientists, modern soldiers tested replica of 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in hands-on experiment and found it was functional, study said.