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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on April 02, 2017, 07:52:21 AM

Title: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: Imperial Dave on April 02, 2017, 07:52:21 AM
somehow missed this and for once I went with the Telegraph link ;-)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/30/iron-age-chariot-horse-found-buried-together-yorkshire/

other links saying much the same

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/remains-of-2-500-year-old-iron-age-chariot-discovered-on-yorkshire-building-site-1-8465722
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-39431371
Title: Re: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: Duncan Head on April 02, 2017, 08:04:38 PM
Most of the chariots burials in Britain come from Yorkshire, don't they?

http://dro.dur.ac.uk/11591/
Title: Re: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: Tim on April 02, 2017, 08:37:44 PM
Is that the historic ones or is that a reflection on how far behind the rest of the world Yorkshire is...?
Title: Re: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: Imperial Dave on April 02, 2017, 10:11:27 PM
ouch lol.

re the incidence rate in Yorkshire, it certainly seems that way (that Durham University website is very good btw).
Title: Re: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: aligern on April 03, 2017, 03:03:07 PM
Isn't that where the Parisii are supposed to be? I recall it as being good evidence that the idea if invasion from the continent was still a good model as opposed to some sort of cultural osmosis.
Roy
Title: Re: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: Patrick Waterson on April 03, 2017, 07:53:34 PM
Yes - Pocklington, where the chariot has been found, is within the Parisii area of habitation.

Not sure about the other 25 chariots previously discovered.
Title: Re: Iron Age Chariot and horses unearthed in Yorkshire
Post by: Tim on April 03, 2017, 08:23:11 PM
Would explain the driving seen round L'Arc de Triomphe last time I was in Paris...