ver since its discovery, the question has remained: what was this armor for? Was it for battle or was it some sort of parade armor only worn for ceremonial occasions? To find the answer, a team of researchers, some from the University of Thessaly, engaged in a series of four studies that bear a striking resemblance to a research proposal I tried to get off the ground in the 1980s during my archaeologist days. I was curious about ancient and medieval armor and sword combat and I wanted to study them and how they were used from an engineering point of view. Unfortunately, I had to give up the project because it was almost impossible to get my hands on replica swords and other items of sufficient quality without spending a fortune on something that would be highly unlikely to find funding.