CodexMira
DeepEarlyNeolithicBronze AgeIron Age and ClassicalMedievalEarlyModern

Nebra sky disc

Precision ArtifactContested

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A bronze disc inlaid with gold, often described as the oldest concrete depiction of the cosmos.

ContinentEuropeConfidence: disputed
Held atState Museum of Prehistory, HalleConfidence: disputed
MaterialBronzeMohs 3-3 (mineral hardness scale)

Claims

FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

1800 BCE - 1600 BCE

c. 1800-1600 BCE

State Museum of Prehistory, Halle

Argue for an Iron Age date

Gebhard and Krause (2020) • Archäologische Informationen, 2020
Purpose

Astronomical or ritual object

State Museum of Prehistory, Halle
No claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.

Precision & Alignment

consensusAlignment

Horizon arcs span the solstice sunrise and sunset points

State Museum of Prehistory, Halle
consensusPrecision

Gold inlays set into a hammered bronze disc

State Museum of Prehistory, Halle
Sources: Archäologische Informationen, 2020 • State Museum of Prehistory, Halle

Bronze Age — Nebra sky disc in context.

Bronze Age, 3,300 BCE to 1,200 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineCarnac stones, 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCEStone vessels of the Step Pyramid, 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser, 2,670 BCE - 2,650 BCE3Pyramid of Menkaure, 2,530 BCE - 2,500 BCESilbury Hill, 2,470 BCE - 2,350 BCEStonehenge, 3,000 BCE - 1,520 BCEMohenjo-daro, 2,500 BCE - 1,900 BCEPavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCENebra sky disc, 1,800 BCE - 1,600 BCEUnfinished Obelisk, 1,479 BCE - 1,458 BCELateran Obelisk, 1,425 BCE - 1,390 BCEAbu Simbel, 1,264 BCE - 1,244 BCE3Pavlopetri3,000 BCE2,500 BCE2,000 BCE1,500 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,700 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,800 BCE - 1,600 BCE.

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