Archaeologists Left Stunned By Britain's Best-Preserved Chariot Burial | Digging for Britain

The comments about the pin holding the wheel on the chariot, omitted to mention the composition of that pin. The people who made that pin understood about metal composition too... because some metals are brittle and some are not. They clearly used the correct metal for the the task it was being used for. Analysis of the metals would be very interesting - will that work be undertaken. Not just any old metal can be used for every job. Each metal component of the chariot will no doubt have a different composition.

According to Irish verbal histories and legends, the charioteer was a highly respected warrior figure. His job was to transport the chief or champion to and from the site of battle, , but may have used a shield to protect himself, and/or his chief while steering the chariot. Some stories have it that spears were thrown from the chariot by the charioteer too, but his main job was to transport and protect. As the chariot became virtually useless once the charioteer was killed, it would make sense that he was protected as much as possible.

What an amazing episode and the information gained from ONE burial is unquestionably significant! Sheer amazement...

Dr Roberts enthusiasm and joy in her work is quite infectious.

Dr Alice's whole demeanor just radiates intelligence, knowledge and virtue. What a treasure you are.

Huge respect for Raksha Dave... I could listen to her all day long. 🤩

Oh nice one Dr Alice does it again 😊great to see Loch search ,,,,Angie in Scotland

Oh man, my Achilles heel for YouTube videos - those with Dr. Alice Roberts - can listen to whatever she's talking about all day long.

Absolutely amazing !!!!!:washhands::washhands:

What a rush and so exciting for everyone working on this site! The person buried with the upright chariot w/horses must have been a really important person to be buried with something of such value back then. If they weren't the top individual of this community they were right up there with the top people. The craftsman that worked those timbers were amazing! So glad they found all these revealing finds.

Thank you for your amazing work of investigation in all your videos.. LOVE archeology,the awesome travel to our ancestral legacy..Class

British Chariot the Morris Minor of the Iron age. Informative presentation.

I look at the Crannog and being in Scotland, they must have been chilly to live in.

The curator that said some of the cauldron copper was 0.1mm thick she couldn't possibly be suggesting that they were used at that thickness. That's the thickness of copper foil. It wouldn't have had enough structural integrity to even been handled, much less carry meal ingredients.

Thank you Alice your voice is so relaxing u help me relax thenzzzzz many thanks haha ❤

Fantastic episode. Wonderful to see Raksha again after watching her on Time Team episodes! The chariot burial is simply mind boggling. I've done some ironwork (as a hobby), and to imagine the amount of knowledge and effort that went into making iron tires for the chariot is staggering. Also, thank you for questioning the term hill "fort"! Mountaintops are for viewing and impressing, not for extended living or defending. How would you even store enough water for the inhabitants for one day of normal use, much less for a protracted defense? It never made sense to me.

I don't mind embedded adverts, but WHY is 10x louder FFS??

Very interesting indeed. Many thanks to everyone involved with this production.

VERY ENLIGHTENING

Thanks Alice enjoyed this great history ❤