‘Alien Iron’ Made More Than 3,000 Years Ago As A Weapon Has Been Discovered

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An ancient 'alien weapon' dating back 3,000 years has been discovered during an archaeological project in Switzerland. There is an era in early human history that is still very interesting.

It's just at the moment that humanity transitioned from a nomadic society to settlement and farming, and the social systems that emerged as a result. Any object that connects us to our origins piques our interest. 

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Whether it's a cave artwork, sculpture, or even a reproduction of a Neanderthal flute, there's something eerie about an object produced so long ago.

Some artifacts, on the other hand, show a darker side of human innovation, such as this weapon, which, in an unusual twist, is not actually from Earth.

However, before we go into conspiracy ideas about 'ancient aliens' (which did not exist), this weapon, an arrowhead, is not the consequence of an alien intelligence's presence.

It is referred to as 'alien' since it is constructed of metal taken from a meteorite that originated in a different part of our solar system.

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Researchers from the University of Bern discovered the arrowhead in Mörigen, Switzerland. The chemical composition of the arrowhead was determined to be aluminum-26.

This is a rapidly decaying isotope that was formerly prevalent in the solar system.

However, it is not something that originates on Earth, thus it must have come from somewhere else.

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Researchers said: "The style of the iron arrowhead strongly resembles that of bronze arrowheads from the same find complex, even though the fabrication process was very different.”

"The attached carbon-rich organic material likely represents remnants of tar, probably wood (birch?) tar, indicating that it was fastened to an arrow at some point."

Not only do we know that the arrowhead was created from meteorite minerals, but we also have a pretty good understanding of which meteorite the arrowhead could have been made from.

There were three meteorites that matched both the chemical makeup and arrived on Earth in time for the components to be used. 

One landed in the Czech Republic, another in Spain, and yet another in Estonia.

While experts first considered the Czech meteorite was the most likely choice, chemical composition studies led them to believe that the Estonian meteorite is the most likely source.

They believe the arrowhead was transferred between what is now Estonia and Switzerland, causing it to travel 1,400 miles from where the metal was harvested.

Thus, the tale of the 'alien weapon' draws to a close, not with extraterrestrial visitors but with the echoes of meteoric origins.