Place

Mittelberg near Nebra

hilltop findspot within an Iron Age enclosure

Hilltop findspot within an Iron Age enclosure0

Note

The marked findspot of the hoard in the forest on the Mittelberg, 15 m from OpenStreetMap's outline of it (way 174155506, 'Fundort der Himmelsscheibe von Nebra') and 55 m from the summit (node 1848804510, 252 m); the viewing tower stands 60 m to the south.

Located in 1

Saxony-Anhalt

Place

PLC

Happened here 4

Gebhard and Krause publish their critique and propose an Iron Age date

Event

EVT

The State Office excavates the looters' pit

Event

EVT

The disc is buried with swords, axes, a chisel and arm spirals on the Mittelberg

Event

EVT

Two looters dig up the hoard on the Mittelberg and sell it within days

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Mittelberg near Nebra [Place PLC0D2SB3040RP3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D2SB3040RP3

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0d2sb3040rp3,
  title     = {Mittelberg near Nebra},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0D2SB3040RP3},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D2SB3040RP3}
}