Alien Metal Discovered in Ancient Treasure Hoard

Researchers have discovered that two corroded artifacts from the Treasure of Villena, a Bronze Age cache in Spain, are made from meteoritic iron, suggesting advanced metalworking techniques in Iberia over 3,000 years ago. The iron bracelet and hollow hemisphere, initially puzzling due to their ferrous appearance, were tested and found to contain high nickel content, indicative of meteoritic origin. This aligns them with the rest of the collection, dating back to 1400-1200 BCE, and marks them as the first known meteoritic iron artifacts in the Iberian Peninsula.