The Nebra Sky Disc: The World's Oldest Image of the Sky

Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding Civilization now and use the code DANHISTORY10 to get 10% off: https://bit.ly/48qRSlNIn 1800 BC, a bronze disc was decorated with gold to create a mysterious image of the heavens unlike anything else from the ancient world. Scholars call it the earliest known depiction of the cosmos in the world. But who created this object? What astronomical knowledge does it encode? How was it used, why was it altered, and what does its final burial reveal about a culture in crisis? This is the story of the rise of a new religion and the collapse of a powerful society, the story of a Bronze Age masterpiece, the Nebra Sky Disc.*If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel*Become a YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg/joinSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthorAll my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5*Sources*The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age: https://amzn.to/3ZXIGh0Trade before Civilization https://amzn.to/4pMC6az The Rise of Bronze Age Society https://amzn.to/4pcEWFS Organizing Bronze Age Societies https://amzn.to/4pIpgtQ Dieck, S., Michael, O., Wilke, M. et al. Archaeometallurgical investigation of the Nebra Sky Disc. Sci Rep 14, 28868 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80545-5 Papac et al, Dynamic changes in genomic and social structures in third millennium BCE central Europe (2021)Haral Meller, Princes, Armies, Sanctuaries the Emergence of Complex Authority in the Central German Únětice Culture (2019) Penske et al, Kinship practices at the early bronze age site of Leubingen in Central Germany (2024)Nicklisch et al, Bioarchaeological investigations of the princely grave at Helmsdorf attesting to the violent death of an Early Bronze Age leader (2022)André Spatzier, The enclosure complex Pömmelte–Schönebeck (2019)Pavol Jelínek, Interpretation possibilities of the so-called collective graves in the milieu of the Únětice cultureThe above includes affiliate links so we may make a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel.*Thank you*Artistic reconstructions by:Ancient Europeans https://www.instagram.com/ancienteuropeans2/ *Video Chapters*00:00 Nebra Sky Disc01:22 Sponsorship02:51 Finding the Nebra Hoard04:48 What is the Nebra disc?06:14 Who made the Nebra disc?09:12 A lunisolar calendar12:08 A solar cult icon13:08 A symbol of lineage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices