# Ehser 2011: Provenance of the gold of the Early Bronze Age Nebra Sky Disk, central Germany: geochemical characterization of natural gold from Cornwall

> Anja Ehser, Gregor Borg, Ernst Pernicka, 2011. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the Cornish (Carnon River) source of the gold.

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# Provenance of the gold of the Early Bronze Age Nebra Sky Disk, central Germany: geochemical characterization of natural gold from Cornwall

Anja Ehser, Gregor Borg, Ernst Pernicka, 2011. _European Journal of Mineralogy 23, 895–910_.

Trace-element characterisation of natural gold from Cornish rivers, matched to the gold inlays of the disc.

**Nebra Sky Disc** Articledoi: **[10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2140](https://doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2140)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the Cornish (Carnon River) source of the gold.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Gold inlay composition matches natural gold from Cornwall.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc/evidence/EVD0D2SBGDT1TVM/gold-inlay-composition-matches-natural-gold-from-cornwall)

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[The Nebra Sky Disc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nebra-sky-disc)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Ehser, A., Borg, G., & Pernicka, E. (2011). Provenance of the gold of the Early Bronze Age Nebra Sky Disk, central Germany: geochemical characterization of natural gold from Cornwall. European Journal of Mineralogy 23, 895–910. https://doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2140
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2140)

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