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The origin of the true chariot

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. A. Littauer  and
J. H. Crouwel
M. A. Littauer
Affiliation:
Littauer, P.O. Box 2, Syosset NY 11791, USA
J. H. Crouwel
Affiliation:
Crouwel, Archeologisch-Historisch Instituut, Oude Turfmarkt 129, 1012 GC Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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New dates and new finds give cause to look again at that central issue in later European prehistory — the origin of wheeled light vehicles of battle.

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Antiquity , Volume 70 , Issue 270 , December 1996 , pp. 934 - 939
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1996

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