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Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say
Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how a Stone Age population responded to a devastating ...
Scientists Think Ancient ‘Sun Stones’ May Have Been Volcanic Sacrifices
Located on the southern end of the Danish island of Bornholm, these stones are flat pieces of shale featuring intricately ...
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Neolithic Farmers May Have Buried These Mysterious Stones to Bring Back the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption
Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at ...
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals
Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.
An ancient volcano blotted out the sun, killing crops. People likely reacted by making "sun stones"
The sun stones correspond with the decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era ...
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Volcanic eruptions darkened ancient Europe’s sky. See ‘sun stones’ people sacrificed
Volcanic eruptions were cataclysmic in centuries past, from the 43 B.C. eruption of a volcano in Alaska that caused failed ...
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Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say
Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how a Stone Age population responded to a devastating volcanic eruption nearly 5,000 years ago, a new study has found.