Science, Maths & Technology
Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
...source of iron. No Egyptian archaeological evidence exists of iron smelting until 6th century BC, although occasional early iron artefact finds caused uncertainty. The earliest known example of the use of metallic iron in Egypt dates to approximately 3400BC, this corresponds to the pre-historic time before Egypt became a single state ruled by a pharaoh. Found within a...