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The Nebra Sky Disk is one of the most fascinating, and some would say controversial, archaeological finds of recent years. Dated to 1600 BCE, this bronze disk has a diameter of 32cm (about the size of a vinyl LP) and weighs around 2 kg. It...

A photo of the Nebra Sky Disc, a Bronze Age artifact (c. 1600 BCE) found in Nebra, Germany.

A bronze jockey and horse, from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision, Euboea, c. 140 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

This gold disc most likely represents a terminal of a collar or part of an earspool. From Co. Armagh, Ireland, 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

Silver leaf disc dedicated to the sun-god Sol. Sol is crowned with rays. Two horses appear behind his shoulders. From Pessinus (Bala-Hissar, Asia Minor), in modern-day Turkey. Roman period, 3rd century CE. (The British Museum, London).

This is a hallmark of the Chalcolithic industry. The perforation may have been for inserting a stick; the disc would then be used for cutting, as a weapon, or just as a symbol of authority. Late Chalcolithic period, 4000-3800 BCE. From Abu...

Dished gilt copper-alloy disc brooch, Urnes style, from Pitney, Somerset, c. 11th century. The British Museum, London. Within a scalloped border, the convex surface of the circular brooch bears an openwork design of a coiled, ribbon...

Chunkey (tchung-kee) is a Native American game involving a rolling disc (or ring) and two teams of players who score by throwing their sticks to land as close to the disc as possible. The game is thought to have originated at Cahokia c. 600...

The Akkadian poet Enheduanna (l. 2285-2250 BCE) is the world's first author known by name and was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad (Sargon the Great, r. 2334-2279 BCE). Whether Enheduanna was, in fact, a blood relative of Sargon's or the title...

Cynisca of Sparta (b. c. 440 BCE) was a Spartan royal princess who became the first female Olympic champion. Defying the traditional role of women in ancient Greece, she competed in the Olympic Games alongside the men and won. Her triumph...