00:00In the middle of the countryside in Spain's province of Badajoz,
00:04a major Tartessian archaeological discovery dating back some 2,500 years
00:09has been made at the Casa del Turunuelo.
00:12Casa del Turunuelo es un edificio monumental que se sitúa en las vegas altas del Guadiana.
00:16Es un edificio enteramente construido en tierra que al final de su vida fue sepultado por aquellas personas que lo
00:22habitaron.
00:23The discovery was a bronze chariot, half of which has been recovered.
00:28The chariot features well-preserved decoration depicting Achelus, a river deity of the underworld,
00:33and two mythological griffins, creatures with eagle heads and lion bodies.
00:38In addition, two human figures are carved at the ends to serve as legs, upon which two wheels rest.
00:45As Esther Rodriguez, co-director of the excavation, explains,
00:48the piece is very well-preserved despite being made of bronze.
00:52It was assembled with iron and was likely manufactured in Greece or Etruria.
00:57However, she also clarified that they must await isotope analysis to determine its origin and date of manufacture.
01:26The excavation campaign has also unearthed two bronze braziers, a cauldron, and the handles of a basin,
01:32as well as alabaster pottery and more than 200 ivory fragments.
01:36Ahora nos estamos acercando al conocimiento de Tartésico a partir de una cápsula del tiempo
01:41que ha permanecido todos estos siglos esperándonos para que nosotros vengamos a descubrirla.
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