Naturally, many people would think of body armor as some new technology. Perhaps recently invented to protect modern-day men and women in both the armed services and law enforcement. The truth is, however, that the development of arms and armor began with the start of humanity.
Throughout recorded history, and before
that, the earliest warriors employed a variety of materials for personal
protection. The idea was to protect against injury in combat, hunting,
and other dangerous situations. Rudimentary body armor consisted mainly
of protective clothing and shields made from animal skins.
At some point, warriors fashioned shields
from wood and much later, from metal. Much of the information on early
armor is largely a matter of conjecture. It wasn’t until Homer wrote his
epics, around 750 BCE, that there are detailed descriptions of shields,
greaves, helmets, and breastplates that provide insight into the archaic body armor of ancient Greece.
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