meaning that the armor had seen considerable use. That suggests that Tutankhamun had worn it, and that perhaps he had even seen battle,” said Lucy Skinner, an expert on ancient Egyptian leather ...

Skinner’s research involves studying ancient Egyptian and Nubian leather ... it is still a mystery how the overlapping leather scales used in the armor were made, or whether it had a military ...

experts revealed evidence of possible battle damage on the king’s 3,000-year-old armor, according to the U.K.’s University of Northampton. Lucy Skinner, an ancient Egyptian leather expert at ...

Perhaps, according to leather armor found in his tomb ... archaeologists can't be certain it was this Egyptian ruler who donned the protection, another researcher said. [In Photos: The Life ...

While the only other well-preserved leather scale armor found that has a known provenance, was discovered in the ancient Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamun, from the 14th century B.C., another ...

Her research involves studying ancient Egyptian and Nubian leather ... it is still a mystery how the overlapping leather scales used in the armour were made, or whether it had a military use.

The Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun died in his late teens around 1323 B.C. This suit of leather armor was found in a box when his tomb, in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, was opened in 1922.

Protective armor was a necessity in Egyptian chariot warfare. Military historian Mike Loades explains what made it so strong. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies.