AQY volume 99 issue 404 Cover and Front matter
Antiquity remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in maps supplied by authors.Cover.Two plaques (57 53mm & 47 43mm) with linear motifs found with more than 600 whole and fragmentary engraved stones at Vasagrd, on the Danish island of Bornholm.Th e fi nds are regarded as Neolithic miniature artworks and termed 'sun stones' in reference to the rayed images.It is also suggested that the engraved stones were ritually deposited at Vasagrd to secure the fertility and growth of crops.For more information, see 'Sun stones and the darkened sun: Neolithic miniature art from the island of Bornholm, Denmark' by Rune Iversen et al. in this issue.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.46
- Primary Topic
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Type
- article
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