6 Strangest Archaeological Discoveries

The Leicestershire Bark Shield

What is a shield made of bark doing in III-IV BC Europe? Everyone was using metal shields in that era, but this one daredevil was skillful enough to use that light bark shield in combat for 10 years. Here’s the thing about archaeologists: they can identify what and when was used but they have no battle experience. To me it’s a no-brainer that a light sturdy shield was enough to deflect arrows and melee blows, but to them it was a mystery. But hey, we can’t all know everything!

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