Scientists: Meteorite Beads Oldest Example of Metalwork
New research has confirmed that beads uncovered in 1911 inside an ancient Egyptian tomb were welded from meteoric iron and are the oldest known example of metalworking.
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PDF) 5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron Gianluca Miniaci, Vincent Pigott, Marcos Martinon-Torres, Miljana Radivojević, Thilo Rehren, and Zoltan Szokefalvi-Nagy
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