An article published on Sunday detailed the discovery of an extraterrestrial Bronze Age “treasure.”
Officials say new analysis of Bronze Age treasures discovered in Spain in 1963 reveals that the artifacts were manufactured using iron from meteorites. study Published in the journal Trabajos de Prehistoria. This hoard contains a variety of items, including jars, bowls, and jewelry made of gold, amber, silver, and iron. I got it..
“The relationship between gold and iron is important because both elements have symbolic and social value,” said study author Ignacio Montero Ruiz. “in this case, [the artifacts] It was…a hidden treasure that perhaps belonged not to one person, but to an entire community. During this historical period, no kingdoms existed on the Iberian Peninsula. ”
Villena’s treasure.
It is the second largest Bronze Age gold hoard in Europe, after the Mycenaean tombs. pic.twitter.com/qqU6b6GWjZ— Mythical Iberia (@MythicalIberia) February 12, 2022
These items were originally discovered in a gravel pit in Alicante and reportedly caused great confusion in the archaeological community when they were first analyzed. The pieces were described as “dark lead-colored metal.” “It’s shiny in some parts, but mostly covered in a cracked iron-like oxide,” says one Spaniard. ExitEl Pais. (Related: Crazy video from doorbell camera shows meteor flying over UK suburban town)
However, new analysis has revealed that two of them contain fragments of a meteorite that crashed into Earth about a million years ago. Then, around 1400 to 1200 B.C., someone is believed to have found the stone and made it into bracelets and hollow spheres to decorate the pommel (top of the handle) of a sword.
