In China, the staff of the Institute for protection of cultural relics in the three-year project literally in pieces, restored and unique luxury chariot, which was discovered in an ancient tomb.
according to Archaeology News Network, citing data from the Institute of archaeology of Shaanxi province, we are talking about bronze chariot Dating from the period of the dynasty of Western Zhou (1046-771 years BC).
She was discovered by archaeologists in 2014 when carrying out excavations on the site Jouan in North-West Shaanxi. When she was unearthed, she was shattered into thousands of fragments. Near it were found the remains of four horses.
This means that the burial belonged to a rich and powerful man. The chariot it was decided to restore. A unique project is planned for three years. He has now come to an end.
after Collecting the artifact pieces, the scientists were able to determine the exact size. The length of the chariots to 3.13 metres, width 2.7 metres and a height of 1.5 meters. Of course, she was not cast in bronze.
It was a wooden chariot covered with approximately 400 bronze details. Most of them also were inlaid with turquoise. The wheels were also made of bronze.
the Analysis showed that traces of friction on the wheels is almost none. There are no such traces in the wagon. This indicates that the chariot was used rarely or not used at all. Perhaps it was a special ceremonial vehicle by which important dignitary would move in the afterlife.
the identity of the owner of the tomb and chariots until the install failed. However, we know that in Jouan where you found this artifact, lived Prince Danfu, one of the first representatives of the ruling elite families Zhou. This city is also known as the cradle of the Western Zhou dynasty.
