This 2,400-year-old bark shield took a beating in an Iron Age fight It was sturdier than it sounds, say archaeologists who field-tested a replica. Kiona N. Smith – May 31, 2019 10:58 am | 102 ...

A unique Iron Age shield made from bark provides a fascinating insight into prehistoric weapons technology. Constructed with wooden laths, the shield is the first of its kind found in Europe ...

University of York. (2019, May 23). Unique Iron Age shield gives insight into prehistoric technology. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 05 ...

Archaeologists discovered an Iron Age bark shield near Enderby, a town southwest of the city of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Though archaeologists knew that people from this period made bark ...

An Iron Age shield is to go on public display for the first time following its discovery in East Yorkshire in 2016. ... Iron Age chariot and horses unearthed 'Significant' Iron Age site unearthed.

An Iron Age shield found during an archaeological dig in Pocklington in 2017 is to go on display at Malton Museum for one month only in April. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754.

An Iron Age shield, hailed as the most important Celtic discovery of the millennium is on public display for the first time at a museum in Yorkshire. Around 2,400 years old, the shield was ...

LONDON — Experts puzzling over the buried remains of an ancient warrior found in a 2,000-year-old grave off the coast of Britain have concluded the person was female.

The Mile burial consisted of a unique chariot, buried intact and upright alongside its horses, with the charioteer laid on top of the remnants of a circular bronze shield An Iron Age shield is to ...

The Mile burial consisted of a unique chariot, buried intact and upright alongside its horses, with the charioteer laid on top of the remnants of a circular bronze shield An Iron Age shield is to ...