Meteorites provided a rare but ready source of iron for ancient Bronze Age cultures before smelting became common. A new study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, sheds light on how the ancient Minoan and Mycenaean elite used this extraordinary metal and when its popularity decl...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html)