Meteorite Rings Reveal Bronze Age Greek Elite Power
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A new study of Bronze Age Greek artifacts finds 13 iron items with meteoritic origin (out of 91 iron pieces), likely imported from Egypt and used to craft luxury rings with gold, silver, or bronze, signaling elite status among the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures; the practice faded around 1200 BCE.
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