Stone sun disc found during the April survey by students from the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. Image: Marta Bura
Pebble incised with sun rays. Image: Marta Bura
Posted on 08/15/2015 6:50:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Evidence of the beliefs and rituals of the inhabitants of the Danish island of Bornholm (Baltic Sea) over 5,500 years ago, have been discovered by Warsaw University archaeologists during excavations in Vasagard.
The research project is the result of several years of collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and Bornholms Museum. This year also included students from the University of Copenhagen.
Sun worship
The study site -- Vasagard, is a puzzling one, but is thought to be a temple for Sun worship. During this season of excavations, archaeologists have discovered several ditches, in which, in their opinion, bodies of the deceased were placed to be decomposed. Then the bones were transferred to proper burial chambers.
"In the ditches we find large amounts of pottery, animal bones and damaged stone sun discs. The function of the latter has not been fully explained yet" said Janusz Janowski, head of the Polish expedition.
Sun discs are small pebbles or stones which were shaped, and images of sun rays carved on one side. Similar finds have already been discovered in nearby Rispebjerg, which served as a sun temple. Those discovered by the Polish-Danish team were mostly burnt and often deliberately broken, possibly in connection with performed rituals.
Laser scanning
"In addition to the excavations, we document the monuments with 3D laser scanning technology -- this includes sun discs and tombs found at the site: box and passage tomb from different periods. These finds indicate that human activity at the site continued for hundreds of years" -- said Marta Bura, head of the 3D Scanners Lab at IA UW.
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Stone sun disc found during the April survey by students from the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. Image: Marta Bura
Pebble incised with sun rays. Image: Marta Bura
“In addition to the excavations, we document the monuments with 3D laser scanning technology...”
That is impressive. Who would have thought those ancient Scandinavians could equip their monuments with that kind of advanced technology using only Bronze Age tools and such! :-)
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
:)
Are such things possible?
Could it be.....?
Ah...you read my mind!
You must be an alien....
Hey, they didn’t take over half of medieval Europe by accident, y’know! ;’)
How did they decide those are “sun disks”?
They resemble later sundisks which are better preserved?
Given how bad the weather can be in the Baltic Sea, no wonder they worshiped the Sun.
History Channel and/or H2 seems to spend more than its share of time with Oak Island; there’s an entire show devoted to it, and it gets wackier every episode; and of course Scott W has been there looking for Templars.
I believe all the strange connections. Every single one of them. And if I had millions I’d give it to the explorers to finish their mysterious quest.
LOL!
The shows are entertaining, but like Gilligan’s Island, no one ever gets off.
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