1,900 year old chariot discovered In Bulgaria
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_re_eu/bulgaria_ancient_chariot
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Daniela Agre said her team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo, around 180 miles east of the capital, Sofia.
"This is the first time that we have found a completely preserved chariot in Bulgaria," said Agre, a senior archaeologist at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
She said previous excavations had only unearthed single parts of chariots — often because ancients sites had been looted.
In a separate pit, they unearthed skeletons of two riding horses apparently sacrificed during the funeral of the nobleman, along with well preserved bronze and leather objects, some believed to horse harnesses.
Some 10,000 Thracian mounds — some of them covering monumental stone tombs — are scattered across Bulgaria.
-VESELIN TOSHKOV, Associated Press Writer
Interesting find. I wonder what this will tell us about the history of the Thracian people..
"This is the first time that we have found a completely preserved chariot in Bulgaria," said Agre, a senior archaeologist at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
She said previous excavations had only unearthed single parts of chariots — often because ancients sites had been looted.
In a separate pit, they unearthed skeletons of two riding horses apparently sacrificed during the funeral of the nobleman, along with well preserved bronze and leather objects, some believed to horse harnesses.
Some 10,000 Thracian mounds — some of them covering monumental stone tombs — are scattered across Bulgaria.
-VESELIN TOSHKOV, Associated Press Writer
Interesting find. I wonder what this will tell us about the history of the Thracian people..
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MyDigitalSin
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That is awesome!
I love stories like this!
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MyDigitalSin
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huntre
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Intact? Wayness Coolness!
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