Archaeologists have found a rare gold bowl at a Bronze Age site in northeastern Austria with intricate sun motifs carved into it. According to the researchers, this is likely to be a sacrificial vessel from 3,000 years ago.
The site of the excavated Golden Bowl is located in a prehistoric settlement in the town of Ebreichsdorf, about 30 km from Vienna. This gold bowl carved with the pattern of the sun, shallowly buried in a prehistoric dwelling, is made of very thin sheets of metal, about 20 centimeters in diameter and about 5 centimeters in height.
The researchers say the culture that preserves the bowl should belong to the mysterious "Urnfield culture" that appeared in Central Europe between 1300 and 750 BC, which is famous for the cremation custom of burying urns containing ashes into the ground.
The Polish Ministry of Education and Science said in a statement that the golden bowl consisted of 90 percent gold, 5 percent silver and 5 percent copper. Given that these precious metals are not produced locally, archaeologists believe they migrated from elsewhere.
Inside the gold bowl, archaeologists also found two gold bracelets made of stranded threads and two unusual lumpy organic objects, most likely made of fabric or leather. The now-decayed fabrics are sewn with gold thread and wrapped around the outside with gold wire. It is believed that these blocks were most likely accessories used in religious ceremonies related to the worship of the sun.
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