Image Credit : Andreas Rausch
Posted on 10/12/2021 2:23:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists conducting excavations in a prehistoric settlement in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, have discovered a golden sun bowl dating from 3,000 years ago.
Excavations in Ebreichsdorf have been carried out since September 2019, where archaeologists found an ancient settlement dating from between 1300-1000 BC, which researchers associate with the urn field culture (related to the cremation type of funeral rites).
The bowl was found close to the wall of a prehistoric house and is decorated with a sun motif depicting the rays of the sun. It is made of very thin sheet metal, consisting of approximately 90 percent gold, 5 percent silver, and 5 percent copper.
Inside the bowl was coiled golden wire wrapped with organic material clumps that was originally fabric sewn with gold thread. The research team suggests that the fabric could have been decorative scarves, used during religious ceremonies for the worship of the sun...
The bowl is the first of its kind found in Austria, and the second to the east of the Alpine line, with only thirty or so such golden bowls ever being discovered throughout all of Europe.
Since excavations began in 2019, up to five hundred bronze objects consisting of pins, daggers, and knives, and various ceramic clay vessels, shells, and animal bones have been discovered near to the settlement.
It is suggested that these finds were deposited in an ancient swamp or dried up riverbed, and were thrown into the water during religious rituals by the inhabitants of the settlement.
The bowl will be placed on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, with excavations of the settlement site to continue for the next six months.
(Excerpt) Read more at heritagedaily.com ...
3,000 years ago is “prehistoric”??????? Hmmm
Where and when there’s no writing, it’s prehistoric.
My pleasure.
It’s beat up, but the workmanship is amazing.
Long burial can do that, give or take getting banged by a plow or two. :^)
Very cool!
Then it must be location specific. There is plenty of recorded history in Egypt, Israel, Persia etc from that era
Inverted it appears to be the equivalent of an aluminum foil hat only made from gold because that is all they had at the time.
Probably belonged to an early proponent of “Invaders from the sea are coming” bronze age conspiracy theorist.
Yep depends on the local. Similarly, the Alaskan interior cultures were stone age until the 1700s.
He lived in 400 BC.
Prior to that history was considered so mixed up with propaganda and myth that it is not considered reliable.
I think they are overstating the case and that a good deal of what they consider myth and propaganda was actually what happened. In fact they have found that to be the case more then once.
Wow, cool!
Back in that day and location, that would have been a very precious possession indeed.
Sorry for my lack of ancient history background. I had history along he way, mostly American, but my degree was in accounting and I have been in banking related businesses for over 40 years.
It just dawned on me that, in the early 80’s I corresponded with one Rudy Dorneman about my interest in pursuing archaeology. At the time he was serving as curator for the Milwaukee Public Museum. (Somehow we are related by blood.)
My pursuits took me elsewhere, but this subject still holds interest. One thing that bugged me then, and still does, is how many assumptions must be made, or guesses, when dealing with ancient relics. Rudy since moved on to be Executive Director of the American Schools of Oriental Research. I drive a shuttle bus.
More images here; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10072875/Golden-sun-bowl-3-000-years-ago-sheds-light-mysterious-prehistoric-Urnfield-culture.html
I was an accountant too but now a shop keeper.
But I read a great deal and I have a garbage can mind. A bit of this and a bit of that.
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