Medieval Armor Unearthed in Georgia - Archaeology Magazine

Medieval Armor Unearthed in Georgia - Archaeology Magazine

Helmet RUSTAVI, GEORGIA—According to a Georgia Today report, a chainmail shirt and a helmet dated to the ninth or tenth century a.d. have been unearthed at the site of a medieval palace within Rustavi Fortress. Located in southeastern Georgia, the fortress was constructed in the fourth or fifth century A.D., and destroyed during the invasion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century. The helmet is thought to be the only combat helmet from the per…