However, this would prove to be one of the most important archaeological finds made this century in Britain ... eyes found it was an ancient Roman helmet. This was no ordinary foot-soldier ...

According to the press release, the two plates "consist of a neck guard and a decorated cheek guard from a so-called crest helmet, a type used in the Roman Empire in the 4th century." "Roman ...

The artifact was discovered in 2001 alongside a treasure trove of coins and pig bones near a 1st-century ... the Hallaton Helmet would have graced the head of a high-ranking Roman cavalry officer ...

The hunk of metal was initially dismissed, but further examination revealed its true identity: The artifact was a 2,000-year-old Roman helmet ... in the early first century C.E., the artifact ...

An ancient Roman cavalry helmet discovered in 2001 will go on display in the U.K., museum officials said. This is the replica. Photo from the Harborough Museum, Leicestershire, UK Two decades ago ...

The pair of metal fragments formed the cheek and neck plating portions of a type of Roman helmet worn during the 4th century, researchers said. Such helmets were “exceptionally rare” finds in ...

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai ... They served in the Imperial and noble courts from the 12th century until being abolished in the 19th century. In that time, samurai wore ...

A couple of months later, the researchers discovered fragments of an "exceptionally rare" Roman helmet — the first of its kind in Denmark, according to a Feb. 3, 2025, statement.

HEDENSTED, DENMARK—Researchers have identified fragments of a Roman helmet dated to the fourth century A.D. among more than 100 weapons that were unearthed in Denmark last year at the site of an ...

However, after using X-ray imaging, they confirmed that the plates were, in fact, the remains of a Roman helmet worn during the 4th century. These metal fragments are believed to have formed the ...

These fragments come from a crest helmet, which was often used in the Roman Empire in the fourth century. "The helmet may have belonged to a Germanic warlord who served in the Roman auxiliaries ...