[SunkenCiv]

Bronze helmet of the 5th century BC found on the Taman Peninsula, Russia. Photo source: Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

First ancient Corinthian Helmet discovered in Southwest Russia

[donozark]

North of the Black Sea. Battlefield then. Battlefield now. Mankind has certainly improved.../

[buffyt]

WOW, very cool! Just got back from 10 days in England, Stonehenge was great. Love all the antiquities.

[thesearethetimes...]

Beautiful.

Thanks Civ,
Tatt

[Moorings]

If it were the Chinese, they would have already claimed SW Russia as part of their country based on this find... moved troops over, sent in squatters e.t.c.

[TigersEye]

That is totally cool! The picture looks like and old Greek mosaic.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Thanks, SunkenCiv!

[JimSEA]

Little doubt about the helmet’s origin. Quite a find.

[TXnMA]

Thanks, Sunken Civ! The Corinthian Helmet is testimony that weaponry and fine art have been partners since the earliest times! BTW, that "General view":

"of the burial..." is quite interesting:

• There is one (recognizable) skull, four legs & two spinal columns. i.e Two individuals. (Female/homo companion?)

• The helmet is buried with the opening toward the grave wall. Significance? Keeping content in place? (See last point...

• Is that another corroding bronze object (helmet?) in that bowl at top center?

• The gravediggers/undertakers weren't too respectful/workmanlike. They didn't even dig a small hole to keep the amphora upright -- just leaned it against the grave wall & backfilled around it -- leaving it with its top barely below the ground surface...

• The "helmet" photo is flipped horizontallly. There is a vertebra and arm & hand bones between it and the grave corner.

• The vertebral column of the skeleton nearest the helmet is shortened, Almost makes one wonder if the skull is still inside the helmet...

Again, thanks for posting this!