Nebra sky disc

English right|thumb|The Nebra sky disc Alternative forms en Nebra Sky Disc Etymology Named after the German town of Nebra (Unstrut) Nebra, Germany, near which it was discovered in 1999. Proper noun en archaeology A bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and attributed to the Unetice culture of the early Bronze Age Europe European Bronze Age. en 2013 Harald Meller Chapter 14A: The Sky Disc of Nebra Harry Fokkens; Anthony Harding The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age w:Oxford University Press https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6ZQeAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA266&dq=%22Nebra+sky+disc%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2zNbnmYX8AhV8V2wGHfK7ANQQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Nebra%20sky%20disc%22&f=false 266 The Nebra Sky Disc is one of archaeology's prime finds because its cosmological iconography offers a unique insight into the mental processes of Bronze Age people. en 2013 Chris Impey; Holly Henry Dreams of Other Worlds 2016 Paperback w:Princeton University Press https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jqvPCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&dq=%22Nebra+sky+disc%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2zNbnmYX8AhV8V2wGHfK7ANQQ6AF6BAhiEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Nebra%20sky%20disc%22&f=false 190 Discovered near the town of Nebra in Germany, the Nebra sky disc is believed by archaeoastronomers to be a Bronze Age durable sky map dating back to 1600 BC. en 2016 Robin Melrose Religion in Britain from the Megaliths to Arthur McFarland & Company McFarland https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xCu6CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=%22Nebra+sky+disc%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2zNbnmYX8AhV8V2wGHfK7ANQQ6AF6BAhkEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Nebra%20sky%20disc%22&f=false 50 The Nebra sky disc, dated to 1600 BC, was found on the Mittelberg, a hilltop site near Nebra in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, along with two bronze swords, two hatchets, a chisel and fragments of spiral bracelets. Translations bronze disc dating from the European Bronze Age French: fr disque céleste de Nebra m German: de Himmelsscheibe von Nebra f Hungarian: hu nebrai korong Italian: it Disco di Nebra m Further reading Trundholm sun chariot