Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...

Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.

According to the team, there is a high chance that a connection exists between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent changes in climate, and the ritual sun stone sacrifices. In addition to a ...

Located on the southern end of the Danish island of Bornholm, these stones are flat pieces of shale featuring intricately drawn Sun motifs. Scholars now speculate that these stones might have been ...

The sun stones correspond with the decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era ...

Languages: English, Spanish A "unique" and mysterious collection of engraved stone plaques were seemingly sacrificed by prehistoric people in Scandinavia following a devastating volcanic eruption ...

Yellowstone's magma system shows new activity, with the northeast sector possibly hosting future volcanic activity.

Engraved with concentric circles and solar rays, Vasagård's “sun stones” may have been made and buried in response to a volcanic eruption. (Credit: National Museum of Denmark) To the Stone Age ...

Sun stones were found in large quantities at the ... is a very high probability that there is a connection between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent climate changes and the discovery of ...

Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how a Stone Age population responded to a devastating volcanic eruption nearly 5,000 years ago, a new study has found.