Iron artifacts have been popping up in archaeological sources long before humans were able to smelt ore to make iron. These ‘ooparts’ are in fact extraterrestrial in origin. However, it is not a story that aliens brought it to Earth a long time ago. They are made of pieces of iron that fell to Earth as meteorites.
Meteorite, a type of meteorite, was used by humans in many regions long ago. Ceremonial daggers, figurines and jewelry made of meteoric iron have been found in Turkey, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Iran, Indonesia, Canada, Greenland, Russia, China and North Africa.In Egypt, a necklace excavated from a graveyard built nearly 6,000 years ago is said to be made of meteoric iron.found outHowever, it is known that iron was used as early as 2000 in the Iron Age of Egypt.
Until now, only two meteorite-derived artifacts were known from central-western Europe. Both are a bracelet and an ax blade found in Poland.
A team of archaeologists and geologists has recently confirmed that an arrowhead unearthed in Switzerland is made of meteorite iron and has identified a possible meteorite source. The research team combined techniques such as electron microscope images, X-rays, and radiological analysis to identify the chemical composition of arrowheads made of iron and nickel. They compared this to known meteorite samples and found similarities.
This arrowhead was one of several found at the Merigen archaeological site in Switzerland more than 100 years ago, the others being made of bronze. It is now housed in the Bern Historical Museum.
The site of Merigen, a site of Late Bronze Age lakeside pile dwellings (dwellings built on piles driven into water or wetlands), was of particular interest to the research team because of the presence of meteorites nearby. was because the was falling. “Twanberg iron meteoriteThe meteorite, known as the ‘Meteorite’, consists of three fragments and is the largest meteorite ever found in Switzerland.
It seemed quite possible that this meteorite fragment had been found in prehistoric times and was used to make arrowheads in nearby settlements. However, the chemical composition did not match the actual arrowhead.
Therefore, the research team expanded the investigation target. Then, the concentration of nickel and germanium in this arrowhead was found in Estonia “Karyarhu Meteorite‘ was found to be similar.
The Karyarhu meteorite fell about 3,500 years ago during the Bronze Age, scattering many small fragments. The situation may have been observed by people at the time. These small pieces of iron meteorites would be much more likely to be found and collected than larger meteorites buried in the ground.
The emerging links between Estonia and Switzerland also support the existence of prehistoric European networks used to trade amber, flint, and iron meteorites. The researchers hope to find artifacts from the Karyarhu meteorite in other collections as well.
Research results published in the academic journal “Journal of Archaeological Science”announcementwas done.
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2023-08-06 02:30:10
