Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor - New Book

[Dan Howard]

P.S. I've noticed a discrepancy in the book's reported thickness and weight of the supposed 1.8mm bronze plate tested. They write that it measured approximately 45x45cm and weighed 2.49kg. But bronze of the composition described has a density of about 8.7g/cm2, so a 1.8mm 45x45cm plate should weigh 3.17kg. Thus the authors erroneously reported the weight, the elemental composition, or the thickness - or perhaps the plate had a varying thickness.

As Sean mentioned earlier, they also annealed the plate, which only makes sense if they are trying to compromise its ability to resist arrows.