Mystery of incredibly ornate 2,600-year-old bronze Greek warrior helmet found on seabed

UK Daily Mail ^ | February 29, 2012 | Ted Thornhill

[Venturer]

It seems simple to me . A land warrior taking a trip on a ship got seasick leaned over the rail to barf and his helmet fell off into the sea.

[SampleMan]

Bronze doesn’t rust.

Bronze corrodes. Ask any sailor that has had to clean it.

[Colorado Cowgirl]

From the movie 300. Messenger: All that God-King Xerxes requires is this: a simple offering of earth and water. A token of Sparta’s submission to the will of Xerxes.
King Leonidas: Submission? Well that’s a bit of a problem.
islam 2012: All that islam requires is this: control of plant earth. A token of America’s submission to the will of allah. Freedom loving Americans: Submission? Well that’s a bit of a problem. America and Israel are today’s SPARTA!

[az_gila]

A bit of work with a body hammer and a bit of Bondo will fix it right up....:^)

[allmendream]

Islam literally means “submission” and I will NOT submit!

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Alexander the Great? He passed though that part of the world on his way to Egypt.

[TexasRepublic]

“A token of Sparta’s submission to the will of Xerxes.”

Demands always start out small and “reasonable”, then incrementalism takes over. The first Federal income tax in 1913 was “only” 1%.

[gundog]

....it is very ornately engraved.

2,600 years in saltwater will "engrave" lots of things.

[gundog]

He passed though that part of the world on his way to Egypt.

So....we gotta find out if he arrived hatless?

[Deb]

I wore something like that with my green sweater. Devastating!

[SunkenCiv]

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Thanks Perdogg. Clearly this isn't a Greek artifact, it was made by hardworking ancient Palestinians in Occupied Palestine. /s Found: Ancient Warrior's Helmet, Owner Unknown (Greek Mercenary Helmet, Circa 600 B.C.) Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.