Oldest Depiction Of The Sky Took Bronze Age Craftspeople Ten Forging Cycles To Create

Image caption: The Nebra Sky Disc is not only the oldest known detailed representation of the night sky, but a product of exceptional diligence and craftwork. Image credit: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Juraj Lipták. Article by Stephen Luntz. IFLScience – December 2, 2024. Study: Scientific Reports.

The Nebra Sky Disc – considered the oldest surviving representation of the sky – required around ten hot forging cycles to make, a new study shows. Considering the technology of the day, its makers must have valued the product exceptionally highly to put in so much effort. […]

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