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- 1 2 Czachor, Emily Mae (2024-01-22). "Archaeologists unearth rare 14th-century armor near Swiss castle: "Sensational find" - CBS News". CBS News . Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- 1 2 3 Anderson, Sonja (26 January 2024). "'Sensational' Medieval Armor Discovered Near a Castle in Switzerland". Smithsonian Magazine . Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- 1 2 3 4 "Swiss archaeologists find 'sensational' 14th-century gauntlet". The Jerusalem Post . 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ "Aussergewöhnlich: Kantonsarchäologie findet vollständig erhaltenen Panzerhandschuh". Kanton Zürich (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.