Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique 'sun stones'

ScienceDaily
Jan 16, 2025, 1:41 pm95 pts
4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe.

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