BBC COMMS? - Nebra Sky Disc: British Museum to display world's 'oldest map of stars'
An ancient object thought to be the world's oldest map of the stars is to go on display at the British Museum.
The Nebra Sky Disc is widely believed to be 3,600 years old, dating from the Bronze Age. [See Q3600]
The bronze disc was unearthed in Germany in 1999 and is considered one of the most important archaeological finds of the 20th Century.
It belongs to Germany's State Museum of Prehistory in Halle but is being loaned to the British Museum - the first time it has been loaned abroad in 15 years.
The British Museum said it would go on show as part of an exhibition on Stonehenge, opening in February.
"It's going to be eye-opening," said Neil Wilkin, curator of The World Of Stonehenge exhibition…
The World Of Stonehenge will run from17February to17July next year.
full article at:
https://www.bbc.com/news/u...
An ancient object thought to be the world's oldest map of the stars is to go on display at the British Museum.
The Nebra Sky Disc is widely believed to be 3,600 years old, dating from the Bronze Age. [See Q3600]
The bronze disc was unearthed in Germany in 1999 and is considered one of the most important archaeological finds of the 20th Century.
It belongs to Germany's State Museum of Prehistory in Halle but is being loaned to the British Museum - the first time it has been loaned abroad in 15 years.
The British Museum said it would go on show as part of an exhibition on Stonehenge, opening in February.
"It's going to be eye-opening," said Neil Wilkin, curator of The World Of Stonehenge exhibition…
The World Of Stonehenge will run from17February to17July next year.
full article at:
https://www.bbc.com/news/u...
Nebra Sky Disc: British Museum to display world's 'oldest map of stars' - BBC News
The Nebra Sky Disc is dated 3,600-years-old and considered one of the most important archaeological finds.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58946633
12:54 PM - Oct 18, 2021
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