About Harald Meller
Harald Meller, born in 1960, is Director of the State Museum for Prehistory in Halle an der Saale and the Saxony-Anhalt State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology. In 2009, this scientist, archaeologist and exhibition creator was awarded the German Medal of Merit. Meller was one of the key figures who recovered the sky disk after it was plundered by treasure hunters and restored it to the possession of the public. His book “„Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra – Der Schlüssel zu einer untergegangenen Welt im Herzen Europas” was published in 2018 and describes the spectacular story of this relic’s procurement and explains its history and significance.
