{"id":632386,"date":"2026-11-02T04:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/11\/632386\/the-bracelet-and-sphere-from-the-villena-treasure-show-signs-of-meteoritic-iron\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T05:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:19:24","slug":"the-bracelet-and-sphere-from-the-villena-treasure-show-signs-of-meteoritic-iron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/11\/632386\/the-bracelet-and-sphere-from-the-villena-treasure-show-signs-of-meteoritic-iron\/","title":{"rendered":"The bracelet and sphere from the Villena Treasure show signs of meteoritic iron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Research on iron artifacts from the <strong>Villena Treasure<\/strong> in <strong>Spain<\/strong> has pointed to their meteoritic origin. The objects date to <strong>1400\u20131200 BCE<\/strong>. According to <strong>Future<\/strong>, scientists consider the findings preliminary for now.<\/p>\n<p>The story began in <strong>1963<\/strong>, when the treasure was discovered during excavations near the Spanish town of <strong>Villena<\/strong>, led by archaeologist <strong>Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Soler<\/strong>. The collection contains <strong>66 objects<\/strong>, mostly made of gold. It is considered one of the most important prehistoric treasures in <strong>Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the finds, <strong>two<\/strong> iron objects stand out, and the origin of their metal has intrigued researchers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a massive bracelet;<\/li>\n<li>a hollow sphere, possibly an ornament for the hilt of a sword or a ceremonial scepter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Six decades<\/strong> after the treasure was discovered, scientists used mass spectrometry to examine small metal samples. They found an <strong>iron-nickel alloy<\/strong> with a high concentration of <strong>nickel<\/strong>\u2014a characteristic feature of <strong>meteoritic iron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- website-article-source:2f26502119808ab7321d397d --><\/p>\n<p><strong>We previously reported:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/10\/626267\/an-ancient-cromlech-in-mykolaiv-oblast-will-be-moved-to-a-museum-to-preserve-the-landmark\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">An ancient cromlech in Mykolaiv region will be moved to a museum to preserve the monument<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcf0 \u2604\ufe0f The artifacts date to 1400\u20131200 BCE. The hollow sphere probably decorated the hilt of a sword or a ceremonial sceptre.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd2c A hoard of 66 mostly gold objects was discovered in 1963 near a Spanish city. Six decades later, small metal samples were analysed using mass spectrometry: the analysis revealed an iron\u2013nickel alloy with a high nickel concentration. 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