It’s an enchanting object, made of copper and bronze, an ancient view of the cosmos—but how ancient, exactly, is what’s fueling an increasingly contentious debate. Is the Nebra Sky Disk an ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It's ...

The mysterious Nebra sky disk, a famous bronze artifact that depicts the cosmos, may not be as old as scholars once thought — and, therefore, may not actually prove that human beings were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent studies have shed light and offered new insights into the Nebra Sky Disc, a 3,600-year-old artifact, which is recognized as ...

The Nebra Sky Disk, a foot-wide metal artifact depicting the cosmos, has sparked intense debates regarding its age, origin, and meaning ever since authorities got their hands on the illegally exhumed ...

The Nebra sky disc, one of Germany's most heralded prehistoric artifacts, is often considered the world's oldest depiction of the cosmos. For a relatively small object -- the gold-speckled disc is ...

The real story of its finding unfolded in the late 1990s on the forested crest of the Mittelberg in Saxony-Anhalt, where the object lay concealed for thousands of years.

25 years ago, amateur treasure hunters stumbled upon what would become one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century: the Nebra Disc. This striking depiction of the night ...

It’s a tale of bronze, iron, looting and archaeological conflict. By Becky Ferreira The Nebra sky disk has been hailed as the oldest known representation of the cosmos. Uncovered by looters in 1999 ...

The Nebra sky disc, one of Germany’s most heralded prehistoric artifacts, is often considered the world’s oldest depiction of the cosmos. For a relatively small object – the gold-speckled disc is only ...