Archaeologists in Croatia have unearthed a 2,500-year-old helmet that once belonged to the Illyrians, a group of northern “barbarians” who lived on the periphery of ancient Greece and Rome.

The pointy artifact turned out to be a rare 2,300-year-old helmet. The ancient site of Łysa Góra was already considered unique by archaeologists because of its Celtic connections, the State ...

It would be an interesting find no matter the context, but these infants are leaving researchers scratching their heads for a very specific reason: The children were buried in “helmets” made ...