ART0DEDTK8A4818·Artifact · tablet
The Gradešnica plaque
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A shallow grey clay tray, about 12.5 by 10.5 by 2 cm with two suspension holes, found in 1969 in a dwelling at Gradešnica, north-west Bulgaria. The inside carries signs in four vertical registers divided by five lines; the outside a schematic human figure surrounded by nine signs. More than 40 signs have been reported, but published drawings disagree. Dated to the early Chalcolithic; readings as a calendar or as writing are not accepted.
Regional History Museum Vratsa via Europeana (author not named). CC BY 3.0
Copies 1
Photograph of the obverseRegional History Museum Vratsa via Europeana (author not named) · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.0Primary source: The Gradeshnitsa Tablet (Wikimedia Commons file, Regional History Museum Vratsa via Europeana)1 step from the original
Where it is kept
Regional History Museum, Vratsa · Museum
Sources 1
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Gradešnica plaque [Artifact ART0DEDTK8A4818]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDTK8A4818
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title = {The Gradešnica plaque},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Artifact, catalog key ART0DEDTK8A4818},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDTK8A4818}
}