Ancient Stones Were Mysteriously 'Sacrificed' – We Finally Know Why
The clustering of these stones in time and space suggests a specific purpose or event. Iversen and his colleagues believe ...
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Ancient, engraved stones may have been buried to summon the sun
Members of a Stone Age culture in Denmark may have ritually buried stones to counter the effects of a volcanic eruption.
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 ...
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 ...
Know the ‘mysterious’ reason behind ancient stones being 'sacrificed'
Ancient people on the Danish island of Bornholm sacrificed sunstones, carved to symbolize the Sun, during a massive volcanic ...
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Ancient society may have carved 'sun stones' to end volcanic winter
Neolithic people buried hundreds of stones carved with images of the sun about 4900 years ago and they may have done it ...
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Scientists Think Ancient ‘Sun Stones’ May Have Been Volcanic Sacrifices
“They symbolized fertility and were probably sacrificed to ensure sun and growth,” Rune ... ancient people—DNA suggests that plague was also running rampant through the region. Scholars can’t be sure ...