Secret ingredient from space found in unearthed Iron Age ornaments
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Early Iron Age ornaments unearthed in Poland have been found to contain iron from meteorites, suggesting the ancient inhabitants of the region were adept at working the metal much earlier than thought. The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, found that about 26 specimens of ornaments, including three bracelets, an ankle ring, and a pin unearthed at an ancient Polish cemetery contained meteoritic iron. “This modest number of specimens nevertheless forms one of the biggest collections of meteoritic iron products at one archaeological site worldwide,” researchers say. Bracelet and ankle ring unearthed from Polish early Iron Age archaeological site ) In the research, archaeologists assessed artefacts from two Early Iron Age cemeteries – Częstochowa-Raków and Częstochowa-Mirów – both located in southern Poland just about 6km apart.
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