Sun stones and the darkened sun
Neolithic miniature art from the island of Bornholm, Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3194607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rune Iversen (0000-0001-7618-625X, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Poul Otto Nielsen, Lasse Sørensen (0000-0001-5687-5357, National Museum of Denmark), Lasse Vilien Sørensen, Andreas Svensson (0000-0002-4364-6085, University of Copenhagen), Jørgen Peder Steffensen (0000-0002-5516-1093, University of Copenhagen), Alexander Land (0000-0002-8579-9880, University of Hohenheim), Michael S Thorsen, Finn Ole Sonne Nielsen |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 404 |
| Pages | 337-353 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.217 |
| OpenAlex | W4406478910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The discovery of more than 600 whole and fragmentary engraved stone plaques in the early third millennium BC infill from the ditches of a causewayed enclosure at Vasagård, on the Danish island of Bornholm, represents a unique find in Neolithic miniature art. Termed 'sun stones' in reference to the rayed images that characterise many of the plaques, the stones were deposited en masse over a short period. This article offers a fundamental classification of the rich imagery captured in the engravings and examines its potential function at a time of possible climatic crisis that impacted not just Bornholm but the wider northern hemisphere
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Danish · Enclosure · Geography · Period (music) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |