#sunstones

Some #SundayArchaeology🏺 reading, literally sun-day.

Do hundreds of so-called #SunStones, deposited en masse over a short period in the #Neolithic at the Danish island of #Bornholm, hint at a time of #ClimaticCrisis?

A new @antiquityj.bsky.social study by Iversen et al. offers fascianting insight:

Neolithic people sacrificed ‘sun stones’ during Alaskan volcanic eruption Neolithic people sacrificed ‘sun stones’ during Alaskan volcanic eruption that would have blocked out the sun and caused famine and disease

Neolithic people sacrificed #sunstones during Alaskan volcanic eruption 🌋

Hattie Russell tells us more 👇

Some stunning champagne Sunstones, mined in Utah.
#sunstones #Utah #gemstones
#jewelry #handmade #unique

Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say | CNN Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.

I commented on a very interesting study on CNN!

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#sunstones #stonehenge #neolithic #stonehenge

Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic sacrifice of unique "sun stones" 4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs.

4,900 years ago, a #Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. The trigger? A large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe. #sunstones, #ancient, www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/01...

Ancient Stones Were Mysteriously \'Sacrificed\' – We Finally Know Why : ScienceAlert

#SunStones, #Archaeology #VolcanicEruption #AncientRituals #NeolithicEurope

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These '#sunstones' from #Neolithic #Bornholm (#Denmark) are a really fascinating group finds. Once had the great pleasure to discuss these still rather 'enigmatic' finds with Finn from Bornholms Museum. Fantastic to see new examples still turning...