Neo Assyrian armor datable to 786 BCE found in the tomb of a 30 year old male at Yanghai near the modern-day city of Turfan in Northwest China.[1920×1122]
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Neo Assyrian armor datable to 786 BCE found in the tomb of a 30 year old male at Yanghai near the modern-day city of Turfan in Northwest China.[1920×1122]
by myrmekochoria
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[Source and article](https://www.sci.news/archaeology/assyrian-style-leather-armor-10352.html)
[Article](https://www.bookandsword.com/2021/12/11/the-scale-armour-from-yanghai/)
[Another armor from MET](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26565)
Notably, the armor belonged to a horse rider of the Subeshi culture, which is either a Scythian or a Tocharian city state in the Turpan basin of Xinjiang, China, and eventually become the Jushi kingdom.
thanks A LOT!! love fucking finds like that.