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Philip Marsden鈥檚 passion for rocks dates back to his boyhood, when he first discovered the excitement of searching for crystals and fossils. In Under a Metal Sky, he takes us on a captivating journey across Europe through the history of metals, revealing how they became an engine of culture, trade and technology that changed our relationship with the natural world.

In the second episode, Philip explores the revolutionary discovery of bronze. It was a leap forward in technology and the beginnings of a globalisation that joined up the world through trade and an exchange of knowledge.

He tells the story of the Nebra Sky Disc, one of Europe鈥檚 earliest bronze artefacts. It is the first ever representation of the sky, a tool for Bronze Age man to interpret the heavens that remained buried until it was discovered by a metal detector enthusiast more than 20 years ago. As a symbol of cosmic law, it is a clue to the earliest beliefs about the universe and the primary importance of metal in shaping those ideas.

Read by Adrian Lukis
Produced and Abridged by Jo Glanville
Editor: Jo Rowntree
Studio Engineer: Jon Calver

A Loftus Media production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4