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Ancient Armenian Wagon Sparks Debate Over World's Oldest

12/30/2025

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The Lchashen wagon, an oak-covered wagon from Lchashen village, Armenia, dates to circa 1500 B.C.
It was discovered in a Late Bronze Age cemetery in the 1950s.
The wagon features a complex frame with at least 70 parts and measures about 6.5 feet in length.
Some claim it is the "oldest in the world," but evidence suggests wheeled vehicles existed earlier in Mesopotamia, and researchers continue investigating its origins.

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The Lchashen wagon, an oak-covered wagon from Lchashen village, Armenia, dates to circa 1500 B.C.
It was discovered in a Late Bronze Age cemetery in the 1950s.
The wagon features a complex frame with at least 70 parts and measures about 6.5 feet in length.
Some claim it is the "oldest in the world," but evidence suggests wheeled vehicles existed earlier in Mesopotamia, and researchers continue investigating its origins.