Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra

Loos, Andreas

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“…When we consider the meaning of this symbol, it needs to be pointed out that essentially any round symbol used during the NordicBA becomes equated with the sun (Kristiansen 2012;critique in Coles 2000). However, we should expect that other celestial bodies, like stars, also played a role in religion, as indicated by the Nebra disc which includes stars and the moon (Schlosser 2006; see also Wehlin 2014). Perhaps different numbers of rays could have indicated a range of different celestial bodies (Figs 3c & 7).…”

Section: The Cosmological Significance Of Fossilised Sea Urchins and ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Water and the Afterlife – Water-related Resources in the Burial Construction of the Nordic Bronze Age

HORN

2024

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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The waterscape, including the sea, rivers, and lakes, was highly important to communities living during the Nordic Early Bronze Age (1800/1700–1100 bc). Waterways acted as highways that facilitated journeys, trade, and warfare, enabling maritime warriors and others to distinguish themselves. This is reflected in the maritime location of rock art and important Early Bronze Age burials, which have been used to reconstruct the Nordic Bronze Age cosmology. This centres on the journey of the sun across the sky during the day, and the underworld during night. This article analyses the use of water-related resources, such as seaweed, petrified organics, beach pebbles, and molluscs, in the construction of burials, which has received little attention despite renewed interest in the maritime seascape. The data demonstrate that local communities used different resources, indicating that a common belief system was realised in local differences. These marine materials were collected from the beach, which can be conceptualised as the liminal zone between the land of the living and the sea of the dead. It is suggested that these materials, in line with other funerary practices, helped to guide the recently deceased into the afterlife in the sea.

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Section: The Cosmological Significance Of Fossilised Sea Urchins and ...mentioning

confidence: 99%