Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor - New Book

[Dan Howard]

Yep. I'd love to see a dig report of Greco-Hellenistic leather armour. Apparently there was no organic material at all recovered from Archontiko. So we still have just as much physical evidence for leather armour as we have for linen - none.

The other problem I have is why bother with Pteryges if the leather backing is supple and could be worn like a skirt as in middle eastern scale armors and mail.

There is no point asking these questions. Why not ask why they used the tube and yoke style in the first place? Often the answer is something like: "because that is how we always have done it" or "because that is how our cultural superiors do it". Fashion has a far greater influence over armour design than many want to admit. Fashion rarely has much to do with efficiency or common sense.