FOUR thousand years ago a mighty warrior stashed his prized possession. Today, his amazing suit of bone armour has been unearthed in remote Siberia.
The complete set of armour unearthed in Omsk is remarkably well preserved.
It had been carefully folded and placed deep in a hole among the remains of what used to be an ancient village.
FOUR thousand years ago a mighty warrior stashed his prized possession. Today, his amazing suit of bone armour has been unearthed in remote Siberia.
The complete set of armour unearthed in Omsk is remarkably well preserved.
It had been carefully folded and placed deep in a hole among the remains of what used to be an ancient village.
It could have been a gift. It could have been from among the spoils of war.
Either way, indications are it actually originated some 1000km to the southeast of the burial site.
The dig site is at the location of a new five-star hotel beside the Irtysh River in Omsk.
