Raven Todd De Silva

Raven Todd De Silva, an archaeologist and art conservator focused on Neolithic mortuary art, explores the plastered skulls from ancient Jericho and the Levant. She describes how the skulls were made and where they were found. The conversation covers regional variations, possible meanings like ancestor veneration or ritual uses, and links to broader Neolithic portraiture and identity.

Raven Todd DeSilva, an award-winning archaeologist and art conservator focused on prehistoric Europe, walks through the Nebra Sky Disk’s discovery and scientific debates. They explore its materials and symbols, the horizon arcs and solar alignment, its possible use as a lunisolar calendar, cultural links across Bronze Age networks, and the disk’s ritual burial and legacy.