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Posted on 09/21/2025 8:08:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Three centuries after horse-drawn chariots were introduced to Scandinavia, a Bronze Age artisan crafted the Sun Chariot, a stunningly detailed object that may represent an ancient mythological scene or even a rare calendar.
The Sun Chariot was discovered in 1902 by a peat farmer who was working on the Trundholm moor in Denmark, about 42 miles (67 kilometers) northwest of Copenhagen. It was found in numerous pieces and has since been reconstructed by experts at the National Museum of Denmark, where it is on display.
Taken as a whole, the bronze object is about 21 inches (54 centimeters) long and 14 inches (35 cm) tall. The large disk is covered in a thin layer of gold on one side and decorated with spirals, which are commonly found on Nordic Bronze Age artifacts, according to Flemming Kaul, curator of the prehistory collections at the National Museum.
Kaul has interpreted the artifact as representing a prehistoric Bronze Age idea of the voyage of the sun, as the divine horse pulls the sun across the heavens from east to west during the day and into the underworld at night. Spirals on the disk and the use of wheels may indicate the sun's constant journey, and the object may have been used by ancient priests to demonstrate the astronomical myth.
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A simple 360˚ view animation of the artifact by the National Museum of Denmark(CC BY-SA 2.5)
The "On Deck" folder has gotten ridiculously full again. I'm not sure I even remember reading this originally.
An obvious representation of
Viking UFO recovery efforts.
“The horse knows the way, to carry the Day...”
This looks like a computer model. Should these artifacts be reconstructed? Or, does that simply cause confusion?
Make replicas and put em up fer sale !
So they had AI back then?
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