Thousands of years before modern astronomy revealed that rocks regularly arrive from space, ancient people were already collecting material that had fallen from the sky. Among the strangest examples are ancient metal objects made not from ordinary terrestrial iron, but from meteoritic iron — metal originating in space. Some of the most intriguing discoveries are ancient rings and other jewellery fashioned from this extraordinary material. Their existence raises a fascinating question: What did prehistoric people think when they encountered metal that had literally fallen from the heavens? Metal From the Sky Iron is common on Earth, but naturally occurring metallic iron is comparatively unusual at the planet's surface. Meteorites are different. Some meteorites, particularly iron meteorites, contain substantial quantities of iron and nickel. When pieces of these extraterrestrial objects survive their journey through the atmosphere and land on Earth, they can provide prehistoric commu...
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