Tomb of Chinese emperor Liu He gives up Han dynasty battle secrets

Tomb of Chinese emperor Liu He gives up Han dynasty battle secrets

6,000 multi-material armour scales represent a first for Han dynasty discoveries and are also ‘the smallest ever unearthed’ from the era.

Ancient scale armor unearthed shows Han Dynasty's artistry, technology

A set of scale armor dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD25) was recently found in the tomb of Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun. Known as "fish-scale" armor due to its layers of scales, its smallest piece is 1 centimeter wide and about 0.2 centimeters thick.