Archaeologists in Spain Uncover 2,400-Year-Old Bronze Chariot Used to Honor the Gods
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Archaeologists in Spain uncover 2,400-year-old bronze chariot used to honor the gods
A bronze chariot buried for roughly 2,400 years is giving archaeologists a rare look at ritual life in ancient Iberia — and possibly at the trade links that once connected what is now Spain with the Etruscan world in Italy, Live Science reported. What happened? At Casas del Turuñuelo in Spain's Badajoz province, archaeologists uncovered surviving pieces of a bronze chariot that seems to have been involved in ceremonies for the gods, according to…
In the rubble of a deliberately burned building, an object of bronze emerged from the earth. The archaeologists of the project Construyendo Tarteso released it at Casas del Turuñuelo, near Guareña, in the province of Badajoz. This votive chariot, about 60 centimetres long, was used to honor the gods. Its flat surface welcomed incense burned as an offering. The team described it as "unparallel known" on the Iberian peninsula. The find opens a rar…
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