War Chariot and Weapons Found in Iron Age Tomb
Posted on 03/12/2020 2:32:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A lavish 'Princely tomb' belonging to an Iron Age man was found in Italy full of treasures including a bronze helmet, weapons and a whole chariot.
The tomb of a pre-Roman prince has been saved from 'imminent' destruction after aerial photos revealed the ancient treasure trove before it could be built over.
The body of the unidentified prince has not been found and no mound remains to mark his resting place - it may have been lost while the site was used for farming.
The hoard, found in Corinaldo, Italy, was on the site of a future sports complex and wasn't spotted until a survey of the land was carried out before building started.
The value of the discovery and the site is now being assessed before any decision over whether to move the tomb or move the sports complex is made.
The tomb is believed to date back to the seventh century BC, when it was constructed for a prince of the largely-unknown Piceni people, whose land was eventually annexed by Rome in 268 BC.
The Piceni people were early Iron Age residents of Italy - they had two main areas in the country - in Novilara in the north and Belmonte in the south.
There is evidence they traded with Greeks as early as the 7th Century BC and that they were a wealthy people.
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Would beg a lot of questions...if the body isn’t there.
Course, maybe the guy drifted off into a stream, and just washed away.
The horse is missing, too.
Maybe the Prince just rode away?
I would ask the question...how near is this to a fast-moving stream.
Course, maybe the Prince faked his death, and rode off to the next valley to be a regular guy over there....dumping all this prince stuff.
He’s been ploughed away.
Excellent article...great read.
Iron Age garage/man cave.
Tomb was prepared for prince before a great battle
The prince lost.
His body was left on the field by the Romans for the birds and beasts.
Prince’s subjects hid the tomb from Roman invaders.
Prince’s subjects were removed (one way or another) from occupied lands.
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So there might be an Iron Man IV?
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If the soil is acidic, the body, including all of the bones, might have been destroyed leaving no trace. The teeth are the last to go, but over time even the teeth can disappear.
Interesting...
Of course he was nowhere to be found along with all of that stuff. Everbody knows that “you can’t take it with you.”
If they widen the dig they might find it was the scene of a battle. There might be much more around it.
What do you know? A chariot from a Sunken Civilization. You gave away your identity SunkenCiv: archaeologist or reincarnated Roman legionnaire. All the best!
Maybe it was for ‘future use’................
Perhaps Geraldo can find the prince.
He bailed when they discovered coronavirus-1.
rwood
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