British Museum to display world’s oldest map of stars in 2022 Stonehenge show

Nebra sky disc, Germany, about 1600 BCE. State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, Juraj Lipták
Nebra sky disc, Germany, about 1600 BCE. State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, Juraj Lipták
Nebra sky disc, an ancient star map discovered in Germany dating to about 1600 BCE. State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, Juraj Lipták

LONDON – The world’s oldest map of the stars will go on display for the very first time in the UK at the British Museum next year. It will be a major highlight of a new special exhibition on Stonehenge which will open at the museum in February, the first details of which were announced October 18.

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