Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters

[Admin]

A Bronze Age arrowhead found in Switzerland was made using meteoric iron.

Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters : Read more

 

[Pogo]

I can imagine those folks considered a meteorite a magic stone from the sky god.

 

[billslugg]

The meteorite arrowhead was likely carved using flaked edges of quartz. At some point they may have found the arrowhead picking up tiny bits of iron. Talk about magic!

 

[rod]

Ancient Egypt used meteorite iron too in tools.

Extraterrestrial Elements in Egyptian Equipment, http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/...medium=BHDDailyNewsletter&utm_campaign=E3B603