# The disc was made in the Early Bronze Age, perhaps 1800 to 1700 BC, used and altered for generations, and…

> Most likely: The disc was made in the Early Bronze Age, perhaps 1800 to 1700 BC, used and altered for generations, and buried with the hoard about 1600 BC.

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# The disc was made in the Early Bronze Age, perhaps 1800 to 1700 BC, used and altered for generations, and…

The disc was made in the Early Bronze Age, perhaps 1800 to 1700 BC, used and altered for generations, and buried with the hoard about 1600 BC.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: five pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Soil adhering to the disc and to the other hoard objects matches the findspot soil.
- Metal, lead and tin isotope signatures group with Early Bronze Age metal and the Mitterberg ores.
- Physical traces of burial at the findspot (metal enrichment under the pit).

## What would rule it out

- Soil adhesions on the disc that match a different locality better than the Mittelberg, or isotope signatures exclusive to Iron Age metal.

## Evidence 5 for · 1 against

[Soil adhering to the disc and Sword II matches the findspot sample almost completely; soils from similar…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SB9TW255J/soil-adhering-to-the-disc-and-sword-ii-matches-the-findspot)

Supported

FOR

[The Regional Court of Halle found, with a probability close to certainty, that the disc was found with the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SB9B836TY/the-regional-court-of-halle-found-with-a-probability-close)

Supported

FOR

[The associated swords, arm spirals and chisel all belong to phase Bz A2c, about 1600 BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SBAAG7625/the-associated-swords-arm-spirals-and-chisel-all-belong-to)

Established

FOR

[The copper matches Mitterberg ores, mined mainly in the Bronze Age, and the gold and tin match Cornwall,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SBA2P7CMN/the-copper-matches-mitterberg-ores-mined-mainly-in-the)

Supported

FOR

[The looters' pit was found where they said, with their bottle shards and pickaxe marks, and copper (138 µg/g)…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SB9K27BDF/the-looters-pit-was-found-where-they-said-with-their-bottle)

Supported

FOR

[The looters gave divergent accounts of the find position, and the disc lay near the surface.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SBAJA2RND/the-looters-gave-divergent-accounts-of-the-find-position-and)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[When was the disc made and buried?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/questions/QST0D2SB8463DKB/when-was-the-disc-made-and-buried)

Most likelyThe disc was made in the Early Bronze Age, perhaps 1800 to 1700 BC, used and altered for generations, and…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The disc was made in the Early Bronze Age, perhaps 1800 to 1700 BC, used and altered for generations, and… [Answer ANS0D2SB93E73C6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D2SB93E73C6
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