ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Nebra skydisk

The Nebra Sky Disk is a round piece of metal that's about as big as a pizza. It was made a long, long time ago by some people who lived in Europe. On the disk, there are many tiny little bumps, lines, and shapes that all fit together to tell a story.

The story is about stars, the moon, and the sun. The people who made the disk believed that the stars and the moon and the sun were very, very important. They thought that they had special powers and could help them do things like grow crops and protect themselves from bad things.

The Nebra Sky Disk was found a few years ago by some people who were digging in the ground. They were very excited when they found it because it was the first time anyone had ever seen anything like it before! Now, lots of people look at the disk and study it to learn more about the past and the people who made it.