Museum conservators have finally pieced together the “ancient jigsaw puzzle,” reconstructing what is now a full piece of “exceptionally rare” Roman armor known as an arm guard, officials said.

An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own ...

Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo ...

Found in over 100 tiny pieces, it once protected the sword arm of an ancient Roman soldier. “The transformation is striking,” says Fraser Hunter, the principal curator of prehistoric and Roman ...

Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo ...

The piece of brass armor was first discovered in 1906 by antiquary James Curle at the ancient Roman fort Trimontium, near Melrose within the Scottish Borders. It was found in more than 100 ...

A 1,900-year-old Roman coin hoard equivalent to a legionary's monthly salary has been discovered in Norfolk, England, consisting of 25 silver denarii that were lost between the 160s to 170s.