NARA--Researchers have unearthed a shield-shaped bronze mirror and massive iron sword in an ancient kofun burial mound here, unprecedented discoveries of their kind in Japan. The unusually ...

Nika depicted with sword and shield, shield bearing a symbolic design possibly representing celestial bodies. Reddit theory connects symbols on Nika's shield to Japanese concept of Navagradha, ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited ... With an eight-foot long spear, a short sword, and a bronze-covered shield, the total weight of their equipment ...

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--An iron sword that at more than 2 meters long ranks as the largest intact ancient blade ever ... along with a shield-shaped bronze mirror, during excavation work ...