Chain Mail Armor

Flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings, offering superior protection against cutting weapons compared to leather or scale armor.

Core metadata

ID: chain_mail_armor
Era: Classical
First known date: -500 (century)
Region: Mediterranean, South Asia, East Asia, and other classical societies
Review status: structurally_validated
Maturity: N/A

Prerequisites

Dependents

State Armories (state_armories)

Fields

None.

Node sources

5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron (Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, primary_paper) • Supports: edge

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 3
Average edge confidence: 68%
Prerequisite sources: 2
expert_inference: 3

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Iron Working (iron_working)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron (Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, primary_paper) • Supports: edge
Bronze Working (bronze_working)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Bronze Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Materials (NIST, 2026, generic_overview) • Supports: edge
Leather Working (leather_working)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Leather Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No sources recorded.

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