A four-wheeled canopy wagon was recovered from the Lchashen cemetery near Lake Sevan, Live Science reported on Monday, citing Armenian archaeologists and the History Museum of Armenia.
The wagon is said to be one of the best-preserved early covered wagons.
The Late Bronze Age vehicle, dated to the 15th–14th centuries B.C., was unearthed with five other oak wagons in an elite burial ground and later conserved for display in Yerevan. According to the museum and published studies, the discovery followed the Soviet-era drainage of Lake Sevan, which exposed more than 500 graves and rich grave goods.
A four-wheeled canopy wagon was recovered from the Lchashen cemetery near Lake Sevan, December 29, 2025.
The Lchashen wagon features a complex mortise-and-tenon construction with bronze fittings that join at least 70 components, while its canopy frame alone required hundreds of precisely mortised holes.
The wagon measures roughly 2 meters in length, and its two-piece wooden wheels stand about 160 centimeters tall. Archaeologists note that four of the cemetery’s vehicles carried superstructures, suggesting ceremonial or prestige use as well as transport.
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