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Maybe not. The Dutch police appear to be using wicker riot shields in 2021. Good for the environment. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/25/nation/weekend-rio

• TT3351 6y ago
  I believe the implication was it was lost in the Dark Ages and re-discovered in 19thc. No reason to suggest plywood is not in use today
• alexpotato 6y ago
  I remember reading in Gates of Fire [0] that the Spartans used heavy, round oak shields which suited there phalanx style of warfare. The Persians (and their allies) used wicker shields that chose light weight over protection [1]. More recently, there was also a video floating around recently of how protesters were building Viking shield walls to protect themselves [2] 0 - https://amzn.to/39n23Jx https://amzn.to/39n23Jx 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparabara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparabara 2 - https://twitter.com/joshuapotash/status/1291962889323020288?lang=en https://twitter.com/joshuapotash/status/1291962889323020288?...