SCALES the fast way

[Matt Lukes]

Iron scales from the vicus of Azaum/Odiavum/Almásfüzítő (scroll down the page until the second third part of the page) :

http://www.almasfuzito.hu/?q=hirek&sub=hir1

There were approx. 100 iron scales found in a pit, all of them are of varying size, linked to each other with brass wire (some of them was repaired with brass rivets) and they are dated between the reign of Vespasian and Traian.

Cool- but is there any reason to believe they're from soldiers' armor? That's the issue, not whether or not iron scales existed.