Rare ‘bionic’ armor discovered in 2,500-year-old China burial0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- January 19, 2022
It’s only the second known ancient armor of its kind.
It’s only the second known ancient armor of its kind.
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Skeletons of “kungas” discovered in a princely burial.
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The ankylosaur species of dinosaur is best known for its armored spikes but, before now, remnants have only been discovered in North America. Fossil hunters found a unique type of ankylosaur that derives from the Middle Atlas mountains in Morocco – giving Africa its first ankylosaur.