Archaeologists Discover 2,500-Year-Old Helmet in a Tomb - 'It Inspired Awe in the Enemy'

The Archaeologist

Archaeologists Discover 2,500-Year-Old Helmet in a Tomb - 'It Inspired Awe in the Enemy'

Archaeologists in Croatia have unearthed a 2,500-year-old metal helmet within an Illyrian burial mound, which may have been a votive offering or part of a religious practice.The helmet was found in a stone structure within a burial mound at the archaeological site of Gomil. It dates back to the late 6th century BC and the early 4th century BC, as reported by Hrvoje Potrebica, a professor of archaeology at the University of Zagreb who leads the e…