Recent experimental archaeology at sites across Scandinavia and the British Isles reveals surprising evidence about Viking armor: rather than relying solely on chainmail or iron helmets, many warriors wore heavy layers of woolen cloth, often soaked in seawater and dried repeatedly, which created surprisingly robust armor. Historical reconstructions confirmed that these salt-hardened wool garments could effectively absorb and deflect arrows and slashing weapons. The seawater soaking process harde

Rs 50 Entry Fee Imposed At Historical Sites Visitors to 11 Archaeologically important sites across Goa including Chapora Fort in Bardez, Fort of Alorna in Pernem, Cabo de Rama Fort in Canacona, Fortress of Khorjuve, Chapel of Our Lady of Monte in Old Goa, Caves at Khandepar, Rock Carvings at Pansalimol, Temple of Saptakoteshwar in Naroa, Diwar, Fortress at St. Estevam, Fort of Mormugao, Fort of Sanquelim will now have to pay entry free. Department of Archaeology has issued a notification to this

3K views · 83 reactions | The ArchaeologyUK Festival of Archaeology begins this weekend! So to celebrate, we'll be sharing current projects happening within Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Southampton. To start with, we caught up with Dr Kris Strutt and second year student Tom Davis as they carry out fieldwork at historical sites around Southampton ⛏️ Find out more about Archaeology at Southampton: https://fal.cn/3gNIe | University of Southampton | Facebook

285K views · 9.5K reactions | Making oil with wild nuts (pecans). ️...