Ancient chariots (late bronze age) were extremely light, made with multiple kinds of wood chosen for their unique properties.

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The Coming of the Greeks by Robert Drews

It’s a bit academic but examines all of the archeological, linguistic, and written evidence related to answering the question “when did the people we call Greek, who developed the Greek language, arrive in Greece and how?”

An early example of composite material usage