Colonial Armor Found in 17th-Century Maryland Cellar
Archaeologists working on the site of a colonial fort in Maryland found a concave, near-rectangular metal scrap that they say was once a part of a colonial armor set.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoThe metal piece was an iron tasset, the archaeologists determined, which would have hung from a breastplate to protect the wearer’s thighs. It was found in Historic St. Mary’s City, the first capital of colonial Maryland and the site of ongoing excavations into America’s colonial past. The archaeological team has…