Talk:Chariot

Web sources

Is there really any purpose for the "Web sources" section? Shouldn't they just be regular references?   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 07:49, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

I merged them into the main body of references, like a normal editor would expect them.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 01:24, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

The oldest sintashta spoke wheels are 2000 bce

The 2020 study is focused on a single site, that is not the site of the oldest chariot burials of sintashta, it just happen to be the one that had recent archeology such as the Harvard paper a year before, the actual site of sintashta, which is also a specific site not just the cultural name, the paper is a 2007 paper Hanks et al, grave is called sintashta sm G28 dated to 2334 to 2014 bce, the entire range of dates are before 2000 bce 68.9.255.238 (talk) 19:49, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Suggested streamlined structure

This article is over-the-top history and trivia. It should probably cover these concepts (in this order): lead, definition, origin, early development, military use, ceremonial and symbolic use, regional variations (near east, egypt, india, china, europe), decline, legacy, end-of-article sections. That's it!   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 01:26, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

This article contains a large quantity of content that falls outside the scope of a vehicle article... WP:COATRACK.

It should be about a vehicle type—chariots—describe what they are, how they were used, who used them, when... stuff like that. General ancient history, military history, migration patterns, language details, etc. are outside the scope of a vehicle article. If they really need mentioning, then WP:SUMMARY applies: mention it briefly and refer readers to other articles already written, without duplicating volumes of content here.

I'm working on refocusing this article back to an appropriate scope for the article title.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 21:59, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Random POV

"The very realistic chariots carved into the Sanchi stupas are dated to roughly the 1st century CE.[citation needed]" - This sentence should be removed, it's uncited and very randomly placed in that paragraph. 1st century CE is far too late, while rest of the paragraph is disccusing about bronze age. It has no relationship with what is discussed in that paragraph. ~2026-38184-93 (talk) 15:17, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Removed.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 15:56, 4 July 2026 (UTC)