Archaeologists performing excavations at a site known as Sinauli in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India unearthed a most extraordinary set of Chalcolithic period (Copper Age) remains and artifacts. These included several ancient royal burials, the first of their kind found in the Indian subcontinent, and three nearly intact war chariots that would have been used in battle as long as 4,000 years ago. “Eight burials were excavated from the site; among them a royal burial with copper decorated legged coffin (lid with a series of anthropomorphic figures) and headgear has also been recovered,” the archaeologists wrote in an article about their excavations published in the journal Radiocarbon. “Among these remarkable discoveries, three full-sized chariots made of wood and copper, and a sword with a wooden hilt, made this site unique at historical ground.” Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesAsiaRead Later