¡µThe
chariot pit was used for the accessory burial of Guo Ji(M2001) . The
plane of the tomb is rectangular . It measures 47.6 meters long from
south to north , 3.7-4.16 meters wide from east to west , and 1.1-1.4
meters deep . At present , the chariot pit is the largest one discovered
in the Guo State's tombs . In addition to the chariots and horses
destroyed by the modern tombs and ditches located above them , there
remained in the pit 13 chariots , 64 horses and 6 dogs . The chariots
were placed in the northern area of the pit and there were two horses
lying under each chariot . Most of the horses were placed in the southern
area . All the chariots were placed in order : the horses' heads faced
the north while the bodies of the chariots towards the south . The
chariots , wooden in quality and painted in black lacquer on the surface
, belonged to the warring chariots . The horses were buried after
being killed or poisoned . The burial dogs are probably the earliest
substantial evidence for using dogs in the army¡C |