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Margherita Bassi

Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared

A series of images from an archaeological dig for a bronze chariot.

Archaeologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a 2,400-year-old bronze chariot that was used to honor the gods and may have had links to the ancient Etruscans, who lived in what is now Italy. ‪The discovery is "without known parallels" in Iberia, according to the research team.

The roughly 24-inch-long (60 centimeters) chariot was designed with a flat, table-like top that people would have used as a surface for burning incense as a divine offering, according to a translated statement.

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