Monday, August 31, 2026

A rare four-horse chariot rock carving has been discovered in the Helan Mountains of Northwest China, it's about 3000 years old




Fewer than 20 chariot-themed petroglyphs have been recorded across the Helan Mountains, and all previously discovered examples were of two-horse chariots. Previously, four-horse chariot images had only been found in Central Asia, Mongolia, southern Siberia, and China's Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia regions.

based on the carving technique and composition used, the petroglyph likely dates to around the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-771BC).

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