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MysteriesNebra Sky DiscArtifactsSoil samples Sp 1 (disc), Sp 2 (Sword II), Sp 3 (axe) and VM 1 (findspot)Soil samples Sp 1 (disc), Sp 2 (Sword II), Sp 3 (axe) and VM 1 (findspot): document
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Soil samples Sp 1 (disc), Sp 2 (Sword II), Sp 3 (axe) and VM 1 (findspot): document

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The soil analyses as reported in the 2020 reply

Pernicka and twelve co-authors, 2002. publisher

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DocumentPernicka and twelve co-authors · doi.org · 2020 · publisherPrimary source: Why the Nebra Sky Disc Dates to the Early Bronze Age. An Overview of the Interdisciplinary Results2 steps from the original

Where it was made

BerlinBrusselsPragueAmsterdamFrankfurtKatowiceEssen1Mittelberg near Nebra200 kmBerlinBrusselsPragueAmsterdam1200 km
Mittelberg near Nebra · Hilltop findspot within an Iron Age enclosure

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Soil samples Sp 1 (disc), Sp 2 (Sword II), Sp 3 (axe) and VM 1 (findspot): document [Copy CPY0D2SBKKC32JG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D2SBKKC32JG
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