Iron Age chariot and horses unearthed on Pocklington building site

[Judi Lynn]

Iron Age chariot and horses unearthed on Pocklington building site
29 March 2017






Two horse skeletons and the remains of a chariot dating back to the Iron Age have been found on a housing development in East Yorkshire.

Archaeologists started working on the Pocklington site in 2014 and have excavated more than 75 burial graves, known as barrows.

They described the latest find as "highly unusual".

Other finds include human skeletons, including a "young warrior", swords, spears and shields.

More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-39431371

[democratisphere]

1. Ancient history continues to be uncovered and discovered around the world.

Our ancestors led such interesting lives and had their own trials and tribulations. Great stuff and thank you.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I hope I read that wrong.

Two horses were tied to a chariot for a burial ritual? Which means they were buried alive?

[ChazInAz]

3. Not alive.

They would have been ritually killed during the funeral rites, to accompany and serve their human in the next life. Appalling to our modern sensibilities, but our ancestors were not known to have the BSPCA or a particularly humane attitude toward animals.

[shenmue]

4. Wow