Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nebra sky disc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-bra sky disc
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and attributed to the Unetice culture of the early European Bronze Age.

Example Sentences

"The Nebra Sky Disc is one of archaeology's prime finds because its cosmological iconography offers a unique insight into the mental processes of Bronze Age people."
"Discovered near the town of Nebra in Germany, the Nebra sky disc is believed by archaeoastronomers to be a Bronze Age durable sky map dating back to 1600 BC."
"The Nebra sky disc, dated to 1600 BC, was found on the Mittelberg, a hilltop site near Nebra in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, along with two bronze swords, two hatchets, a chisel and fragments of spiral bracelets."

Etymology

Named after the German town of Nebra, Germany, near which it was discovered in 1999.

Questions

What does nebra sky disc mean?: A bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and attributed to the Unetice culture of the early European Bronze Age.
Where does nebra sky disc come from?: Named after the German town of Nebra, Germany, near which it was discovered in 1999.

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