San Vincente del Raspigue, Spain—According to A gizmodo According to the report, a new assessment, including radiocarbon dating, of five of the 43 helmets discovered under about 20 feet of water off the northeastern coast of Spain in 1990 indicates that they were made between the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, not during the Roman period as previously thought. “Initially, it was difficult to place them in a specific era because they had features that reminded both late Roman models and potentially medieval pieces inspired by classical traditions,” said Manuel Fraliciardi of the University of Alicante. Political turmoil from the late fourteenth to the early fifteenth century may have led to an increase in the production of military goods. These helmets are believed to have been produced in small workshops for export. “We are seeing direct evidence of a large-scale arms trade,” said team member Raimon Gales of the University of Alicante. Read the original scholarly article about this research ancient times. To read about the reappraisal of a helmet excavated in northeast England in the 1950s, visit “a sustainable design“
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