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Burial of a warrior
The grave of a manly warrior who was put to rest some 2,200 years ago in what is now the mountains of the Caucasus in Russia , shown here in a diagram of the warrior ’s skeleton and legion artefact .
With horses … and a cow
The warrior was inter with amber jewelry , legion weapon and three horse and a cow ( 1 - 3 and 4 , severally ) .
Warrior helmet
This bronze helmet , found on the Earth’s surface of the necropolis , depict curled sheep horns cut up in high-pitched relievo . It is more than 7 inch long and 6 inches wide . It was found in fragments and had to be reconstruct .
Helmet design
The front of the helmet present the curled sheep horn . While the helmet could have been fag out in battle it ’s more potential it was mean for a burial .
Ancient helmets
These drawings rebuild what the helmet would have looked like in antiquity .
Zigzags and ridges
This bronze helmet was also found on the surface and depicts zigzags , ridgeline and other shapes hard to put into words . It is more than 8 inches long and 6 inches in width .
Small decorations
A side thought of the helmet , the helmet flaps appears to have triangle decorations engrave .
Top of helmet
The top of the helmet contains a small hole .
Helmet drawings
These drawing depict what the helmet would have looked like in antiquity .
Golden burial
The burial of the warrior was richly adorned and stop more than a dozen atomic number 79 artifacts . This calf bone - brooch , despite being only 2.3 by 1.9 inch in size , check intricate medallion guide towardthe center where a rock lechatelierite bead is mount .
Rock crystal
A close - up of the rock crystallization showing the transmission channel that was drilled into it from both ends .
