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NEBRA SKY DISC NEW HORIZONS THE WORLD OF THE Hbf Seebener Str. Reilstr. Reilstr. Bernburger Str. Landrain Wolfensteinstr. Dessauer Str. R.-Wagner-Str. Ludwig-Wucherer-Str. Reileck Saale Steintor Altstadt Hansering Hallorenring Große Steinstr. Magdeburger Str. Volkmannstr. Berliner Str. Berliner Chaussee Delitzscher Str. Paracelsusstr. Paracelsusstr. Burgstr. Neuwerk Geiststr. Mühlweg R.-Franz-Ring An der Magistrale Francke- platz Riebeck- platz Gr. Brunnenstr. Uni versi tä t s r i ng B6 / Richtung Könnern Richtung Oppin Richtung Diemitz / Peißen Richtung A38 / A143 B80 Richtung Salzmünde B100 / A14 / AS Halle-Peißen B91 / B6 Merseburg STATE MUSEUM OF PREHISTORY HALLE/DE STATE EXHIBITION © State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt · P H O T O S : LDA Saxony-Anhalt / J. Lipták (title page, 3–7,11) / K. Schauer (2), Historical Museum of the Palatinate Speyer (8), Trustees of the British Museum (9), All Saints Museum Schaffhausen/CH (10), Thuringian State Office for Monument Conser- vation and Archaeology / Hauke Arnold (12) · L A Y O U T + C O V E R D E S I G N : Klaus Pockrandt (Halle/DE) Richard-Wagner-Str. 9 06114 Halle (Saale), Germany Tel. +49(0)345 5247-30 www.ausstellung- himmelsscheibe.de Opening times Tue — Fri 9am — 5pm Sat, Sun, public holidays 10am — 6pm Mondays by prior arrangement Closed 24.12. and 31.12.2020 Admission fees Adults: 10.00 € Reduced: 8.00 € Children aged 6 to 14 years: 3.00 € Groups (10 people or more): 8.00 € per person School classes: 1.00 € per person Families: 20.00 € The Tourist Information Halle (Saale) is happy to answer your questions about the city of Halle or hotel bookings: Tel. +49(0)345 1229984 www.halle-tourismus.de In cooperation with the British Museum, London, GB 1 2 3 Visit also the CORRESPONDING LOCATIONS of the special exhibition: NEBRA ARK Situated near the site of its discovery, the family-friendly vis- itor centre presents the exciting story of the famous bronze disc. Centrepiece is the planetarium with its show specially de- signed for the Nebra Ark, which makes the complex astronom- ical knowledge encoded on the Sky Disc comprehensible. On the nearby Mittelberg hill, where the Sky Disc was found, an observation tower allows a view to the horizon and prominent points in the surroundings. www.himmelsscheibe-erleben.de WOODHENGE PÖMMELTE The fascinating remains of a more than 4,000-year-old cult site were found and reconstructed at the »German Stonehenge«. The complex structure consists of various wooden palisade rings, pits, and earthen banks. At the end of the Stone Age and the beginning of the Bronze Age the complex measuring 115 m in diameter was used as a central shrine. In the neighbour- ing Salzland Museum Schönebeck (Elbe), original finds from the site and its surroundings are presented. www.ringheiligtum-poemmelte.de GOSECK SOLAR OBSERVATORY The circular ditched enclosure is the earliest archaeological evidence for systematic observations of the sky. The imposing 7,000-year-old monument with a diameter of 70 m was com- pletely excavated and exactly reconstructed on its original site. In the neighbouring information centre within Goseck castle a family-friendly presentation explains the excavations and the exciting phenomenon of circular ditched enclosures. www.himmelswege.de The State Museum of Prehistory and the corresponding loca- tions are part of the »Sky Paths« tourist network inviting you to travel back in time into the prehistory of Saxony-Anhalt. www.himmelswege.de Guided tours Up to 15 people: 45.00 € flat-rate School classes: 1.50 € per person Visitor support, guided tours, reservations Ms Bode / Mr Koch Tel. +49(0)345 5247-361 or -465 Fax +49(0)345 5247-503 besucherbetreuung@ lda.stk.sachsen-anhalt.de How to find us From Halle main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) take tram no. 7 (towards Kröllwitz), tram stop »Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte« STATE MUSEUM OF PREHISTORY HALLE/DE 4 JUNE 2021—9 JANUARY 2022
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Richard-Wagner-Str. 906114 Halle (Saale), GermanyTel. +49(0)345 5247-30www.ausstellung-himmelsscheibe.de
Opening timesTue — Fri 9am — 5pmSat, Sun, public holidays 10am — 6pmMondays by prior arrangementClosed 24.12. and 31.12.2020
Admission feesAdults: 10.00 €Reduced: 8.00 €Children aged 6 to 14 years: 3.00 €Groups (10 people or more): 8.00 € per personSchool classes:1.00 € per personFamilies: 20.00 €
The Tourist Information Halle (Saale) is happy to answer your questions about the city of Halle or hotel bookings: Tel. +49(0)345 1229984www.halle-tourismus.de
In cooperation with the British Museum, London, GB
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Visit also the
CORRESPONDINGLOCATIONS of the special exhibition:
NEBR A ARKSituated near the site of its discovery, the family-friendly vis-
itor centre presents the exciting story of the famous bronze
disc. Centrepiece is the planetarium with its show specially de-
signed for the Nebra Ark, which makes the complex astronom-
ical knowledge encoded on the Sky Disc comprehensible. On
the nearby Mittelberg hill, where the Sky Disc was found, an
observation tower allows a view to the horizon and prominent
points in the surroundings.
www.himmelsscheibe-erleben.de
WOODHENGE PÖMMELTEThe fascinating remains of a more than 4,000-year-old cult site
were found and reconstructed at the »German Stonehenge«.
The complex structure consists of various wooden palisade
rings, pits, and earthen banks. At the end of the Stone Age and
the beginning of the Bronze Age the complex measuring 115
m in diameter was used as a central shrine. In the neighbour-
ing Salzland Museum Schönebeck (Elbe), original fi nds from
the site and its surroundings are presented.
www.ringheiligtum-poemmelte.de
GOSECK SOL AR OBSERVATORYThe circular ditched enclosure is the earliest archaeological
evidence for systematic observations of the sky. The imposing
7,000-year-old monument with a diameter of 70 m was com-
pletely excavated and exactly reconstructed on its original site.
In the neighbouring information centre within Goseck castle a
family-friendly presentation explains the excavations and the
exciting phenomenon of circular ditched enclosures.
www.himmelswege.de
The State Museum of Prehistory and the corresponding loca-
tions are part of the »Sky Paths« tourist network inviting you to
travel back in time into the prehistory of Saxony-Anhalt.
www.himmelswege.de
Guided tours Up to 15 people: 45.00 € fl at-rateSchool classes: 1.50 € per person
Visitor support, guided tours, reservationsMs Bode / Mr KochTel. +49(0)345 5247-361 or -465Fax +49(0)345 [email protected]
How to fi nd usFrom Halle main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) take tram no. 7 (towards Kröllwitz), tram stop »Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte«
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S ECR E T K N OW L E DG E
The Nebra Sky Disc (UNESCO Memory of the World) is an outstand-
ing fi nd from the Early Bronze Age — the oldest concrete representa-
tion of the sky in human history. At the same time, secret knowledge
is encoded in its picture: Whoever owned the Sky Disc, and knew
how to read it, could set the annual calendar for the society, pos-
sessed power over Time.
N E W H O R I Z O N S
How did this knowledge reach our region?
The Sky Disc itself is a testimony to extensive networks of the Early
Bronze Age: the mythological idea of a solar ship probably comes
from Ancient Egypt, the knowledge of the Pleiades constellations
from the Near East. The dimensions of the newly discovered Pöm-
melte Woodhenge near Magdeburg correspond exactly to those
of Stonehenge in southern England.
But not only ideas travelled far: the copper ore of the disc comes
from Austria, the gold from Cornwall. Amber from the Baltic Sea
was found in Saxony-Anhalt, Greece, and even Mesopotamia.
With over 400 exhibits from lenders from 15 countries, the State
Museum presents a multifaceted picture of the world in which
the Sky Disc was created. Objects never shown in Germany illus-
trate the wealth and diversity of an era that is closer to us than
we previously suspected.
T H E R E A L M O F T H E S K Y D I S C
The pyramids in Egypt, the splendid Minoan palaces in the Aege-
an — evidence of early states in the 2nd millennium BC is familiar
to us. But how did people live in central Europe at this time? New
research in a wide range of disciplines is bringing this era to life.
Was there also a dynasty in central Germany whose rulers were
buried in burial mounds visible from afar? Did they command ar-
mies whose weapons we fi nd in large hoards of bronze? Did the
population live in peaceful times without castles and fortifi cations?
And did daring people travel to distant countries to make contacts
and bring new knowledge back home? — The State Museum of Pre-
history invites you on a journey into the »Realm of the Sky Disc«!
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1 Stonehenge, southern England/GB 2 Conception of the world of Bronze Age
people (drawing K. Schauer) 3 Pömmelte Woodhenge, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-
Anhalt/DE 4 Sun standard from Jutland/DK (National Museum Copenhagen)
5 Sun boats from Nors/DK (National Museum Copenhagen) 6 Nebra Sky Disc
hoard, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt/DE 7 Gold axe from Tufalau/ROM
(Natural History Museum Vienna) 8 Gold hat from Schifferstadt, Rhein-Pfalz-
Kreis/DE (Historical Museum of the Palatinate Speyer) 9 Mold cape, Wales/
GB (British Museum) 10 Pommel of a gold dagger from Mari/SYR (All Saints
Museum Schaffhausen) 11 Amber necklace from Dieskau, Saalekreis, Saxony-
Anhalt/DE 12 Hoard from Dermsdorf, Sömmerda district/DE (Thuringian State
Office for Monument Conservation and Archaeology)
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