Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.
Volcanic eruptions were cataclysmic in centuries past, from the 43 B.C. eruption of a volcano in Alaska that caused failed ...
As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions.
Volcanic eruptions shaped the destinies of ancient European societies, leading to dramatic cultural shifts and the emergence of sun worship practices among Neolithic communities. Archaeological ...
Ice core analysis from Greenland reveals volcanic upheaval that coincides with the creation of mysterious "sunstones" in ...
Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs.
A gigantic volcanic eruption some time around the year 2900 BCE may have darkened the sun, leading to freezing temperatures, ...
The synchronization of data from two natural climate archives—a speleothem from the Herbstlabyrinth Cave in Hesse (Germany) ...
4,900 years ago, Neolithic people on Bornholm Island sacrificed hundreds of stones with sun and field motifs. Researchers ...
“Volcanic activity has been shown to affect Earth’s climate in a myriad of ways,” the authors write. “One such example is ...
Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs.