Rare chariot fragment dating back to Iron Age discovered in Suffolk

Published date27 January 2023
Publication titleJerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)
The initial discovery was made in 2021 and had only been identified recently by dendrochronologist and research associate Michael Bamforth from the University of York

The field team in the discovery also discovered two Iron Age puts that may have been used for watering holes for livestock.

The Iron Age chariot fragment was found in a waterlogged pit in the village of Eastbridge, BBC reported. An analysis of the hazelwood dates its construction to sometime between 400 to 100 BC.

Fragment discovered is extremely rare

The fragment is rare because it's only among a handful of others in British prehistory.

Archaeologist Chris Fern told the BBC...

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