Poland's National Museum of Archaeology
Posted on 09/10/2024 6:43:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
According to a report in Notes from Poland, a pointed bronze Celtic helmet with a neckpiece has been unearthed in northern Poland by researchers from the University of Warsaw and Poland's National Museum of Archaeology (PMA). The artifact has been dated to the fourth century B.C. "At first we thought it might be some kind of ancient vessel, as bronze vessels are much more common on Polish soil than helmets," said Bartłomiej Kaczyński of PMA. Conservators at PMA have begun to restore the helmet, which is in poor condition.
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Are these uncommonly found? Do they have many others?
I wonder if this is where a guy died in battle with this thing on?
Maybe the head rotted away, or the helmet got knocked off (looks damaged) and the guy survived (or didn’t).
The archival related story has more:
I bet they tied feathers or something to that groove in the peak.
Celtic Helmet would make a good rock group name.
Surely part of the Vikings’ war spoils.
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