[meteorite-list] 5,000+ Year Old Egyptian Iron Meteorite Beads

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 15:33:06 -0500
Message-ID: <20674.37276.bm_at_smtp118.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

List,

Meteoritic iron has been idendified as
the material of some small Egyptian relics
since the 1800's. The oldest is 9 beads
from two graves in Gerzah (3500 BC):
http://www.gizapyramid.com/meteorite.htm

King Tut had'em. He also had tektite
(Libyan Desert Glass) jewelry.

Sterling Webb
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Subject: [meteorite-list] 5,000+ Year Old Egyptian Iron Meteorite Beads

An interesting discovery:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0820/Out-of-this-world-Ancient-Egyptia
ns-wore-meteorite-jewelry


Phil Whitmer

Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum

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Received on Thu 03 Apr 2014 04:33:06 PM PDT