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To: SunkenCiv

Are those helmuts similiar to greek helmuts at the time of troy? or later. seems to me I’ve seen ones like them before. just can’t place them.


6 posted on 09/23/2018 3:50:08 PM PDT by ckilmer (q e)
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To: ckilmer

The Metropolitan Museum in NYC has a few Greek Bronze Age helmets in beautiful condition on display that could have been worn at the siege of Troy. The startling thing is that they would probably only fit a 7th grader today. Much of the other Greek armor in their collection from that period, grieves and the like, are about the same size. They were small back then. Another thing rather interesting are the body shapes of the warriors depicted on pottery from that era. Their hamstrings are developed far out of proportion to the rest of the body. This is a clue that speed in closing for a sharp attack, or sprinting away to evade one, was one of the most important assets for the ideal Argive.


30 posted on 09/23/2018 6:11:08 PM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: ckilmer
Crested helmets were attributed to the Carians by Herodotus, and the Carians / Cretans / Caunians equated (same source). People on both sides probably used crested helmets, but there wasn't a standard uniform, which probably tended to result in "friendly fire" losses.

35 posted on 09/23/2018 10:49:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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