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Wagons hidden in an Iron Age hoard
Top image: The deposit of iron tyres in Trench 1 shortly after being uncovered Source: Durham University/Antiquity Publications Ltd

Wagons hidden in an Iron Age hoard

Melsonby, North Yorkshire. 40 BC to AD 40. Greece and Rome. Known. Free

Whole wagons were not found. The hoard held broken parts.

Known. Those parts are the first clear sign in Britain of large four-wheeled wagons.

The hoards are at Melsonby, in North Yorkshire, England. They date to between 40 BC and AD 40. Nearly 950 objects were found, less than a kilometre from the Iron Age centre of Stanwick. One deposit held 28 bent iron wheel tyres, horse harness, weapons, and a lidded bowl with face masks and coral. The page says the parts match wagons from Dejbjerg in Denmark, and point to at least seven large four-wheeled vehicles. No human bones were found with the metal.

The page only suggests that the wagons were smashed for a rite or a show of power.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/melsonby-iron-age-hoard-00102612