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Sun Disks Found in Denmark Linked to Neolithic Sacrifices Due to Volcanic Eruption
Archaeologists uncover 614 stone plaques in Denmark’s Bornholm Island, linking Neolithic sacrifices to a volcanic eruption in 2910 B.C.
Volcanic eruptions linked to Neolithic 'sun stone' sacrifices in Denmark
About 4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe.
Neolithic Europeans sacrificed stones to beg the sun to return
While scientists do not have any similar written sources of eruptions from Neolithic times–about 10,000 to 2,000 BCE–they do have ice cores. These long time capsules that are brought up from glaciers can show millions of years of climate history.
4,900-year-old volcano made Neolithic people engrave ‘sunstones’ for sacrifice
Ice core analyses from Greenland and Antarctica reveal high levels of sulfur from a massive volcanic eruption approximately 4,900 years ago.
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique 'sun stones'
Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe.
Devastating Volcanic Eruption Sparked Ritual Sacrifice of Neolithic Sun Stones
Volcanic eruptions shaped the destinies of ancient European societies, leading to dramatic cultural shifts and the emergence of sun worship practices among Neolithic communities. Archaeological findings,
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Jelling Stone: 3D scans reveal power of Viking queen
New analysis of the world-famous
Jelling
Stone
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Denmark
suggests that a Viking queen was much more powerful than previously thought. Queen Thyra is best known as the wife and mother of early ...
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Archaeologists discover more than 50 exceptionally well-preserved Viking skeletons in Denmark
The graves and skeletons are estimated to originate from the 9th century, during the reign of Gorm and Thyra in
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