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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists discover 3,000-year-old arrowhead made of ‘alien’ iron

Wits University

A 3,000-year-old arrowhead housed in Switzerland’s Bern History Museum was made using iron from a meteorite, scientists have said.

Researchers describe the features of the arrowhead and the likely source of the iron-rich meteorite in a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

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