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Jennifer Nalewicki

Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters

A brown, rocky-looking arrowhead is seen.

In the late 1800s, archaeologists discovered an arrowhead at a Bronze Age dwelling in Mörigen, Switzerland. In the years since, the 3,000-year-old artifact has been part of the collection at the Bern Historical Museum.

Now, a new analysis reveals that the object is no ordinary arrowhead — it was crafted from a meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science.

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