Three chariots dating to between 2000 and 1800 BCE have been unearthed in northern India. Swords with copper-covered hilts, shields, daggers, a helmet, beads, and combs were also recovered. The coffins in the burial pits were decorated with copper-plated figures with horns and leafy crowns, suggesting those buried in them may have been royalty. The site where they were found had eight burials. All, potentially, royal.
These chariots are the first found from this period in the Indian subcontinent. It was known that Mesopotamian states had swords, helmets, and horse-drawn chariots around this time. This is the first evidence that the Indian subcontinent had them by this point, too. Although which civilization had them is unclear. So far, we know only that the artifacts are not from the Harrappan Civilization, also known as the Mohenjo-Daro Civilization.
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