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The remains of an Iron Age chariot burial were found near the Bronze Age burial mound at Huly Hill, Newbridge in Scotland, 14 km west of Edinburgh city centre, in advance of development at the Edinburgh Interchange. The chariot was the first of its kind to be found in Scotland and shows Iron Age Scotland in direct contact with the European ...
In 2017, the ongoing excavations uncovered a rare chariot burial comprising an Iron Age chariot and two horses dated to about BC 320 to 174. [5] Although chariot burials have been found elsewhere in the UK, the one at Pocklington is the first to have been found with horses also interred, which had been positioned in a standing position in the ...
Wetwang Slack is an Iron Age archaeological site containing remains of the Arras culture and chariot burial tradition of East Yorkshire. Archaeological investigation took place in 2001 and 2002. Archaeological investigation took place in 2001 and 2002.
In 2017, the ongoing excavations uncovered a rare chariot burial comprising an Iron Age chariot and two horses dated to about BC 320 to 174. Although chariot burials have been found elsewhere in the UK, the one at Pocklington is the first to have been found with horses also interred.
The weaponry dates back to the Iron Age, according to the press release. The large number of artifacts found would have been enough to equip a small army.
The Waldalgesheimer chariot burial is one of the most important finds from the early Celtic period. [2] The grave dates from about 330 BC. [5] It was a wooden chamber under a barrow mound, with the fragments of a two-wheeled chariot to one side. [1] The burial dates from the La Tène Iron Age of the Rhineland. [6]
In 2023 the ornate metal object, found near Sutton Scotney, Hampshire, was sold at auction to a foreign buyer for £4,200. However, the government has valued it at £18,500 due to its rarity and ...
In 2017 another chariot burial was unearthed in Pocklington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, dated to BC 320 to 174. This was the first chariot burial in the UK to have been found with horses also interred. In addition to pony skeletons, the remains of the presumed driver were found, along with iron fragments from the chariot's body.