More than 2,000 years ago, pieces of an Iron Age chariot were burnt and buried, perhaps as a religious offering. Now, archaeologists have discovered the bronze remains of this sacrifice.

A linch pin (shown from three angles) from an Iron Age chariot that were discovered at the Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort in Leicestershire, England More than 2,000 years ago, pieces of an Iron ...

Two iron tyres and a sword from a late Iron Age chariot are found on farmland. Skip to content. ... Archaeologists discovered bronze artefacts, the iron tyres of the chariot wheels and an iron sword.

(2010, July 6). 3,200-year-old bronze tablet identified as battle chariot linchpin. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 07 / 100701103407.htm ...

The Iron Age was a violent period in British history lasting from 800 BC to the Roman invasion of 43 AD. It followed the Bronze Age, and marked a time in which ancient Brits began to make tools ...

A group of archaeology students made a "once-in-a-career" discovery during a five-year excavation project at Burrough Hill, an Iron Age fort in Leicestershire, England. Nora Battermann, a student ...

Dr Manjul says that before this a model bronze chariot was found but not a full chariot. The artefacts are pre-Iron Age, around 2000-1800 BC or even around 4000 years old. Dr Manjul says it's a ...

Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' The base of the axle had been broken, burned and reused and was found with charred boards, which might also have come from the same chariot.

Archaeologists have found the remains of an entire iron-wheeled war chariot in a newly discovered Iron Age tomb in central Italy, a new study finds. The lavish tomb is also brimming with other ...

The nature of Bronze Age warfare shaped the history of the Near East well into the early Iron Age. The Bronze Age Near East. The Bronze Age cultures of the Near East were based ... With that said, the ...

Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the decorated bronze remains of an Iron Age chariot. The rare set of decorated chariot fittings appear to have been buried as a religious offering. The ...