Initially considered ceremonial, the Dendra armor has now been labeled as suitable for combat after being tested by marine volunteers.
civilization in Greece represented by finds at Mycenae has entered the spotlight again, this time it has been deemed suitable for extendable combat.
Researchers combined historical and experimental evidence to assess the combat suitability of the Dendra armor. They developed a simulated Bronze Age combat protocol based on historical accounts from Homer’s Iliad and other physiological and environmental evidence. “The “Dendra” armor can be considered as a unique Universal monument of human civilization and human technological progress,” stated the Hellenic Armors. “It is a “window” to the heart of the Mycenean world, a Megalithic moving lethal structure that reflects the passion of the people of that era for perfection, for domination, for progress.”
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