Bronze Age Nebra Disc May Depict the Pleiades, An Ancient Sky Atlas

The Nebra Sky Disc, a Bronze Age bronze and gold disk found in Nebra, Germany and dated to around 1600–1800 BCE, is regarded as the world’s oldest depiction of astronomical phenomena. Its gold inlays illustrate celestial features, including a cluster some interpret as the Pleiades, and its arcs may mark horizons and solstices; when aligned with the hill where it was buried, it likely functioned as an ancient sky calendar, though questions about its exact origin persist.