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

as evidenced by artifacts such as the famous Sun Chariot, further underscoring the enduring importance of the sun in regional belief systems. Visitors to the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen ...

Hundreds of unusual discs unearthed in Denmark are revealing clues into how ... from central circles — a recognizable image of the sun — archaeologists named the objects “sun stones ...