Harald Meller (l.), born in Olching in 1960, is one of the world’s most prominent archaeologists. As state archaeologist of Saxony-Anhalt, he helped recover the Nebra Sky Disk from criminal circles at considerable personal risk. And as Director of the Saxony-Anhalt State Museum of Prehistory, he keeps a huge audience captivated with exhibitions, books, and media appearances. He is currently also acting director of the Garden Kingdom in Dessau-Wörlitz, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Harald Meller organized the first international exhibition on the archaeology of war. He lives in Halle. Together with Kai Michel, Meller has written the bestsellers “Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra” (The Sky Disk of Nebra), “Griff nach den Sternen” (Reach for the Stars) and “Das Rätsel der Schamanin” (The Mystery of the Shaman).

Kai Michel (r.), born in Hamburg in 1967, is a historian and literary scholar. His books regularly make the bestseller lists. Together with Carel van Schaik, he read the Bible as a “diary of humanity”. Together they published “The Truth about Eve,” an award-winning analysis of the invention of gender inequality, and explained in “Being Human” why we live our lives in a constant state of emergency. Together with Harald Meller, Michel wrote the bestsellers bestsellers “Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra” (The Sky Disk of Nebra), “Griff nach den Sternen” (Reach for the Stars) and “Das Rätsel der Schamanin” (The Mystery of the Shaman). The author divides his time between Zurich and the Black Forest.

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