2023-08-09 05:04:40
The researchers found that the tip of the arrow found in Switzerland in the 19th century was made from a meteorite. Researchers have found these types of Stone Age weapons at Morrigan, an ancient village between 900 and 800 BC.
They had earlier stated that it is about 1.5 inches long. The research is being conducted by experts from the Natural History Museum in Bern. Weapon parts dating back around 3000 years have been recovered from this area before.
The experts concluded that they may have been made from a meteor that fell in Estonia. They also pointed out that weapons made from meteorites may have been in the market during or before 800 BC.
The researchers say that it was very rare to make weapons using metal from the meteorite. Even the use of iron was coming into vogue at that time.
There were reports that parts of weapons made from meteorites were recovered from Turkey, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Russia and China.
The researchers are of the opinion that the weapon parts currently available to the researchers may have been made from the Twanberg meteorite. Details of the research were published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
Their pictures and videos have gone viral on social media. Netizens are also asking questions, including how they are still intact.
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