The Treasure of Villena Hid a Secret: Two Pieces Were Made of Iron From a Meteorite
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In December 1963, a group of archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery in the vicinity of Villena, in Alicante. During excavations in an old quarry a set of gold objects of the Bronze Age appeared which, due to its wealth and historical value, soon became one of the most archaeological finds ... Continue reading "In 1963, archaeologists found a treasure of "gold" in Spain but sixty years later, the evidence showed that they were made of a m…
The archaeological complex of the Bronze Age contains objects made of a material especially scarce for the communities of that time.
A scientific study revealed that two objects of this Bronze Age treasure, found in Spain, were made with iron of extraterrestrial origin.
A 3,000-year-old Spanish treasure contains two unusual iron objects; chemical tests suggest they may have been crafted from metal that fell to Earth in meteorites
Two iron objects found in a Spanish treasure discovered in 1963 may have been made from metal that arrived on Earth from space.
Discovered in 1963, it contains 59 objects, mostly made of gold. More than 60 years later, scientists have revealed the extraterrestrial origin of two of them.
Among gold bowls, bracelets and jewelry more than 3,000 years old, archaeologists have found two inconspicuous iron objects, the metal for which, presumably, flew to Earth along with a meteorite.
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