Scientists Have Found Extraterrestrial Metal in These Spanish Ornaments

However, Spanish scientists have recently discovered extraterrestrial metal that is believed to be from the Bronze Age. The main question they need to answer is how it got there.

The Treasure of Villena is one of the museum’s most famous exhibits and attracts many visitors from all over the world.

As well as the gold, there is a bracelet, steel pommel, and three silver bottles. These may not sound special on their own, but together they make up a unique group that cannot be compared to anything else that comes from the same time. 

The museum states the exhibition is Europe’s most important prehistoric treasure, as it shows pieces from various historical periods, with the earliest being around 50,000 years ago, according to Turismo Villena. 

The findings seemingly have no relationship to any of the nearby archaeological sites other than one exception, which was the Cabezo Redondo hoard.

This was initially believed to be either ferrous oxide or another form of terrestrial metal. However, it is now known that this metal is extraterrestrial. 

ZME Science reports that scientists did an analysis of the iron and found that the iron-to-nickel ratio wasn’t the same as what would be found on Earth.

Washington University says that the nickel levels are characteristic of those found in meteorites. 

Smithsonian Magazine has quoted researcher Montero Ruiz as saying “highly skilled metalworkers” were “capable of developing new technologies” at the time.

Montero Ruiz believes that a meteorite likely fell in the area, which would have enabled them to learn about the properties of the material and how to shape it. 

Other ancient items that have been found to have meteorite iron in them include an ax, a pendant, Tutankhamun’s dagger, and an ancient arrowhead.

The findings mean that they are now one step closer to discovering how the Treasure of Villena came to be and how they were made.