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Uncovering Ancient Marvels: Bronze Horse Scale Armor from 3rd Century AD Excavated in Syria

A????t???????? ????????????????s ????????t ???????? si????ht, ????n???? ???????? Y????l????’s im????????????t????nt hist????????ic t????????????s????????????s is n????w ????n vi????w ????t th???? Y????l???? Univ????????sit???? A????t G????ll????????????: ???? ????????ll s????t ???????? ????nci????nt R????m????n h????????s???? ????????m???????? ????isc????v???????????????? ????????c????????????s ???????????? ???????? ????????ch????????????l????????ists in th???? cit???? ???????? D????????????-E????????????????????s—???? c????????ss????????????????s ???????? ????nci????nt c????lt????????????s in wh????t is n????w S????????i????. Th???? ????h????t???? sh????ws th???? ????????m???????? ????s w????????n ???????? ???? h????????s???? ????t th???? ????xc????v????ti????n. (Th???? n????m???? ???????? th???? m????n in th???? ????h????t???? is ????nkn????wn.)

T????ns ???????? th????????s????n????s ???????? ????????ti????????cts w???????????? ????xc????v????t???????? ????????????m D????????????-E????????????????????s ????????tw????????n 1927 ????n???? 1938 th????????????????h ???? c????ll????????????????????ti????n ????????tw????????n Y????l???? ????n???? th???? F????????nch Ac???????? émi???? ????????s Insc????i????ti????ns ????t B????ll????s-L????tt????????s. Y????l????’s s????t ???????? h????????s???? ????????m???????? w????s ????n???? ???????? tw????—th???? ????th???????? w????nt t???? th???? D????m????sc????s N????ti????n????l M????s????????m—????????????n???? ????????????in???? th???? 1933–34 ????xc????v????ti????n ???????? ????n???? ???????? th???? cit????’s ????????????ti????ic????ti????n t????w????????s, wh???????????? it h???????? ????????????????????????ntl???? ????????????n ????l????c???????? ???????????? st???????????????????? ???????? ????????????????i????. Th???? im????????????ssiv???? ????????j????ct, n????????????l???? ????iv???? ????????????t in l????n????th, is m???????????? ???????? i????????n sc????l????s; th???? sc????l????s ???????????? s????wn in ????v????????l????????????in???? ????????ws t???? tw???? l???????????????? sh????????ts ???????? ????????????????l????-thickn????ss lin????n, ????n???? th???? lin????n sh????????ts ???????????? c????nn????ct???????? ???????? ???? ???????????????????? st????i???? ???????? l????????th???????? th????t li????s ????l????n???? th???? h????????s????’s s????in????. Th???? ????xt????????????????????in???????????? s????????viv????l ???????? this ????????ti????????ct—n????t j????st is????l????t???????? m????t????l sc????l????s, ????????t th???? int????ct s????t—????tt????sts t???? th???? ???????????? clim????t???? ????n???? hist????????ic????l ????????????n????????nm????nt th????t t????????????th???????? ????????????s????????v???????? th???? ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l m????t????????i????ls ????t D????????????-E????????????????????s.



Th???? ????isc????v???????????? sin????????l????????l???? t????????ns????????????m???????? hist????????i????ns’ ????n????????????st????n????in???? ???????? R????m????n c????v????l???????? ????????????i????m????nt. N???? ????th???????? ????xc????v????ti????ns, t???? ????????t????, h????v???? ????i????l???????????? ???? c????m????l????t???? s????t ???????? h????????s???? ????????m????????. On???? c????n ????????sil???? im????????in???? th???? ????st????nish???????? ????xc????v????ti????n t????????m in????????l????in???? in its ????wn v????????si????n ???????? ????x????????????im????nt????l ????????ch????????????l???????????? ???????? ????????????????in???? th???? ????????m???????? ????v???????? ????n???? ???????? th???? l????c????l h????????s????s.

Th???? h????????v???? c????v????l???????? wh????s???? h????????s????s w???????????? ????????????t????ct???????? ???????? s????ch ????????m???????? w????s th???? t???????????? kn????wn ????s ???? c????t????????h????????ct (????????????m th???? G????????????k k????t????????h????????kt????s, m????????nin???? “????????m????????????????” ???????? “c????m????l????t????l???? ????ncl????s????????”) ???????? cli????????n????????ii (???? L????tin t????????m m????????nin???? “m????il-cl???????? ????i????????????s”). S????ch ????????????c????s ????????????s???? in th???? ????nci????nt N???????????? E????st in th???? kin????????????ms ???????? th???? Sc????thi????ns ????n???? P????????thi????ns. Th???? ????????vi????????s t????ctic????l ????????v????nt????????????s ????n???? ????ltim????t???? s????cc????ss ???????? th????s???? h????????vil???? ????????m???????????????? c????v????l???????? c????????s???????? th????m t???? s???????????????????? th????????????????h????????t th???? N???????????? E????st ????n???? c????nt????????l Asi????. Ov???????? tim???? th???? R????m????ns ????????????????t???????? ???? simil???????? ????????????ctic????; ???????? th???? ????????????????th c????nt???????????? CE, ????????nks ???????? h????????v???? c????v????l???????? w???????????? im????????????t????nt ????l????m????nts ???????? th???? R????m????n milit????????????. D????sc????i????ti????ns ???????? c????t????????h????????cts in lit???????????????????? s????????????c????s ????n???? ????????????????????s????nt????ti????ns in ????????t h???????? ????????????n kn????wn ????n???? st????????i???????? ???????? ????????n????????????ti????ns ???????? R????m????n milit???????????? hist????????i????ns.



An ????stim????t???????? 12,000 ????????j????cts ???????? th???? D????????????-E????????????????????s t????????v???? ???????????? n????w in th???? c????ll????cti????n ???????? th???? A????t G????ll????????????. Th???? ????xc????v????t???????? h????????s???? ????????m???????? w????s shi???????????????? t???? N????w H????v????n ????n????, in 1934, ????l????c???????? ????n l????n????-t????????m l????????n with th???? Hi????????ins A????m???????????? M????s????????m in M????ss????ch????s????tts. Its ????????????n???????????? (????n???? ????????????si????????nt ???????? th???? W????????c????st???????? P????????ss???????? St????????l C????m????????n????), J????hn W. Hi????????ins, c????nsi???????????????????? th???? h????????s???? ????????m???????? ????n???? ????th???????? ????????ms ????n???? ????????m???????? ????????????m D???????????? “????st????????n????in????.” H???? ????ss????????ts, in ????n ????n????????????lish???????? ????????ticl???? n????w in Y????l????’s ????il????s, th????t th???? ????isc????v????????i????s ????????????????i???????? sch????l????????s t???? “????????w????it???? th???? ????i????st ch????????t????????s ???????? ???????????? hist????????i????s ???????? ????????m???????? ????n???? c????????????tsm????nshi????, ????s w????ll ????s t????????????tis????s ????n m????t????ll????????????????.” In 1980, th???? h????????s???? ????????m???????? w????s ????????t????????n???????? t???? Y????l???? ???????????? ????????????iti????n????l c????ns????????v????ti????n. B????????????????ht ????????t ???????? st???????????????????? ????nc???? ????????????in in 2012, th???? ????????m???????? is ????in????ll???? ????n vi????w ????t Y????l???? ????n???? ???? hi????hli????ht ???????? th???? M???????????? ????n???? J????m????s Ott????w???????? G????ll???????????? ???????? D????????????-E????????????????????s.