Ancient Spanish Treasures Made with Iron from Space, Rewriting History of Advanced Bronze Age Metallurgy
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Meteoric artifacts containing iron from space have been discovered in ancient Iberian metalworks, challenging assumptions about ancient civilizations.
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The artifacts were found in the Treasure of Villena, a collection of Bronze Age treasures unearthed in Spain over 60 years ago.
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The artifacts predate the Iron Age, indicating advanced metallurgy skills using space metal in Bronze Age Iberian societies.
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Despite corrosion, testing revealed the artifacts were crafted from meteoritic iron rather than terrestrial iron.
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The discovery demonstrates sophisticated metalworking techniques in ancient civilizations, using materials from beyond Earth.