Archaeologists identified four artifacts from ancient cemeteries that feature iron from a meteoriteCzestochowa Museum
Posted on 02/26/2025 3:41:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have discovered 'extraterrestrial metal' in ancient burials in Poland.
They uncovered four artifacts, three bracelets and a pin, containing a metallic iron found only in meteorites.
The pieces were pulled from two Early Iron Age cemeteries, dating between 750 to 600 BC, in southern Poland...
The results showed high concentrations of smelted ore and meteoric iron that appeared to have come from a single space rock.
The high nickel levels in the iron suggested the jewelry was made from an ataxite meteorite that feature a mirror-like finish.
The researchers also said that the mixing of the iron sources was likely done on purpose to create patterns on the pieces.
If the hypothesis can be proven, it would make these artifacts the the oldest known version of patterned iron.
Using fallen meteorites to fashion objects was a common practice thousands of years ago, as a similar artifact was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. ...
Researchers analyzed the jewelry in the 1960s, but the artifacts were reanalyzed by Professor Albert Jambon a meteorite specialist from Sorbonne University and Dr Karol Dzięgielewski from Jagiellonian University...
The team studied a total of 26 artifacts, including bracelets, ankle rings, knives, spearheads, and necklaces, housed at the museum...
While only four of the artifacts contained meteoric iron, researches said the discovery is on par with some from ancient Egypt where archaeologists have found troves of pieces dating back 5,000 years.
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Archaeologists identified four artifacts from ancient cemeteries that feature iron from a meteoriteCzestochowa Museum
Destroy it. Defeat Sauron.
Aliens??
Maybe someone just found a neat looking rock, and made some stuff out of it?
Pronto.
E.T wants to phone home.
I’m not saying it’s aliens, but...
Any reference to aliens would have been meant as humor. Extraterrestrial just means it originated not on Earth.
I wish I could say “Of extra terrestrial origin” like the narrator on Ancient Aliens. He really has that down to an art.
ha Ha funny
I’m glad our ancestors appreciated the value of metal that fell from the sky.
Today, people should be buried with their phones. It’s who they are.
And sure enough.
Cool story bro, it even has aliens!
(ok extra terrestrial artifacts. Close enough)
I’m pretty sure Excalibur was made out of that stuff too.
That is really something special. It is always surprising to see how good those ancient artisans were.
They can start with some of the live ones.
Apparently ancient people would make things out of meteorites. The Bible even has a recounting of a speech from an official in Ephesus—-
“People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?” -Acts 19:35
I assume someone found a meteorite which had feminine curves somewhat and they built the Temple of Diana around it. fascinating.
I believe they found something like that in King Tut’s tomb. A knife.
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