A human and horse carriage has just been found in England.

Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper reported that while constructing a high-rise building, workers at the housing development company Persimmon Homes Yorkshire (PHY) in Pocklington, England discovered a chariot with the entire chariot, horse and driver buried at the site where the construction was being prepared.

Mr. Simon Usher – CEO of PHY told the press: “We can confirm that this is a very important archaeological discovery, intact, chariot and horse from the Iron Age. Excavation is currently underway, carefully and meticulously by archaeologists”,

It is known that the Iron Age began around 1200-600 BC depending on the location, after the decline of the Bronze Age. This era was marked by iron and steel being prominent materials for making weapons and tools across Europe, Asia and parts of Africa.

According to the People’s Police newspaper, this is not the first time a buried chariot has been found in this area. In 2017, another chariot was also found with a horse. However, the new discovery also has a coachman (driver).

Through research, archaeologists believe that this is an Iron Age funeral practice, most likely what was buried with the property to prove the deceased’s class and wealth. The chariot discovered in 2017 dates back to 500 BC and is the first archaeological discovery of its kind in the past 200 years, with 26 chariots having been excavated in the UK.

Among them is a warrior buried with four spears placed in his spine and one in his groin, which experts believe could have been a tool to “liberate the spirit” of this warrior.