Origins Unknown: Unfathomable Bamboo ‘Wagon’ Found in Swiss Alps
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Icecarttop.jpg?itok=igDpJ7tw"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Icecarttop.jpg?itok=igDpJ7tw" width="610" height="398" alt="Curious bamboo contraption found at the Schwarzhorn Glacier, Switzerland. " /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>As glaciers continue to melt in the Swiss Alps, a hiker made an unusual discovery near the fading Schwarzhorn Glacier - a two-wheeled bamboo contraption that has left archaeologists scratching their heads.</p>
<p>Found in the Splügen Pass on November 2, 2024, by Swiss hiker Sergio Veri, this curious find resembles a wagon but lacks clear definition or historical context. While initially estimated to date from the 20th century, the contraption’s origins and purpose currently remain unknown.</p>
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