Wagon D

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There were only two wheels found from this wagon, placed on one side of the pit. Since the wagon was buried very close to the edge of the tumulus it is possible that the other two wheels may have been swept away during ploughing of the neighbouring field. The wheels had been removed from the axles and the horses unyoked. Metal parts of the harness and yoke have been found - of iron, bronze and silver-plated bronze. Of particular interest are three thin iron rods with bronze rings which define three sides of a rectangle. It is very likely that this wagon was closed and that curtains hung from these rods.

 
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