Alien metal found in two objects first discovered 60 years ago

SCIENTISTS have discovered two ancient artifacts made of metal that did not come from Earth.

The unusual discovery was made 61 years after a trove of Iberian Bronze Age treasures was unearthed from a gravel pit in Spain.

The Villena Treasure was discovered in 1963Credit: Villena Museum

It is believed that this iron bracelet is made from iron brought to Earth via a meteoriteCredit: Villena Museum

It is also said that this semi-circular object is made of the same iron and covered with goldCredit: Villena Museum

The two artifacts in question are perhaps the least attractive of all the print objects that make up the Villena Treasure.

This treasure is considered one of the largest gold treasures ever found and dates back to the European Bronze Age.

It consists of 66 items, including gold, silver and amber items.

The two objects in question are made of iron and look quite rusted compared to the other items.

One is a modest iron bracelet and the other is a hemisphere of iron and gold.

According to him, the hemispherical object may have been part of a larger scepter Science alert.

Both objects have made Villena’s treasure difficult to date.

Salvador Rovira-Llorens, the now retired head of conservation at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, led the research into these objects.

Researchers now think they are made from iron from meteorites and not from any metal collected from Earth.

They published their findings in the journal Trabajos de Prehistory.

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“The presence in the Villena Treasure (Alicante) of two pieces of iron, a hollow hemisphere and an open bracelet or ring, has caused controversy surrounding its chronology since its discovery in 1963.

“Data from new analyzes are presented, the results of which argue for the fact that both pieces are made of meteoritic iron, implying the possibility of locating their chronology sometime in the Late Bronze Age, before the beginning of terrestrial iron production.” , the researchers wrote.

The scientists hope that further research will confirm their findings.

In 1963, the Villena Treasure was excavated in Alicante, Spain.

“The Treasure of Villena, discovered on December 1, 1963 by Mr. José María Soler, is a spectacular set of 66 pieces of different metals, consisting of bowls, bracelets, bottles and various gold jewelry, three silver bottles, an iron bracelet, another an iron piece with gold ornaments and an amber and gold button.

“In total, a unique treasure of almost 10 kilos of gold, which was hidden 3,000 years ago and is considered the most important prehistoric treasure in Europe,” he explains. the website from the Archaeological Museum of Villena.