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Here’s the Corinthian hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus while slaying the Chimera.

The Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Lycia. It was often depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head.

#MosaicMonday #AncientGreece

Here’s the Corinthian hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus while slaying the Chimera.

The Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Lycia. It was often depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head.

#MosaicMonday #AncientGreece

Here’s the Corinthian hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus while slaying the Chimera.

The Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Lycia. It was often depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head.

#MosaicMonday #AncientGreece

Here’s the Corinthian hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus while slaying the Chimera.

The Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Lycia. It was often depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head.

#MosaicMonday #AncientGreece

Here’s the Corinthian hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus while slaying the Chimera.

The Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Lycia. It was often depicted as a lion with a goat's head protruding from its back and a tail ending with a snake's head.

#MosaicMonday #AncientGreece

Decoraciones criselefantinas, de oro y marfil, del escudo ceremonial de las tumbas de Vergina, antigua Egas, que alberga los restos reales de la familia de Alejandro Magno. #antiguagrecia #ancientgreece

Decoraciones criselefantinas, de oro y marfil, del escudo ceremonial de las tumbas de Vergina, antigua Egas, que alberga los restos reales de la familia de Alejandro Magno. #antiguagrecia #ancientgreece

Decoraciones criselefantinas, de oro y marfil, del escudo ceremonial de las tumbas de Vergina, antigua Egas, que alberga los restos reales de la familia de Alejandro Magno. #antiguagrecia #ancientgreece

Decoraciones criselefantinas, de oro y marfil, del escudo ceremonial de las tumbas de Vergina, antigua Egas, que alberga los restos reales de la familia de Alejandro Magno. #antiguagrecia #ancientgreece

Decoraciones criselefantinas, de oro y marfil, del escudo ceremonial de las tumbas de Vergina, antigua Egas, que alberga los restos reales de la familia de Alejandro Magno. #antiguagrecia #ancientgreece

So, the bad news is, #MadelineMiller, one of my favorite authors, is still suffering from #LongCovid. The good news is, she has finished one short story ( #Galatea ) and another is due out in September ( #Mestra ). Maybe, just maybe, she'll finish #Persephone. And she is enjoying the renewed interest in #Classics because of #TheOdyssey.

cc: @rogueclassicist

#AncientGreece

So, the bad news is, #MadelineMiller, one of my favorite authors, is still suffering from #LongCovid. The good news is, she has finished one short story ( #Galatea ) and another is due out in September ( #Mestra ). Maybe, just maybe, she'll finish #Persephone. And she is enjoying the renewed interest in #Classics because of #TheOdyssey.

cc: @rogueclassicist

#AncientGreece

So, the bad news is, #MadelineMiller, one of my favorite authors, is still suffering from #LongCovid. The good news is, she has finished one short story ( #Galatea ) and another is due out in September ( #Mestra ). Maybe, just maybe, she'll finish #Persephone. And she is enjoying the renewed interest in #Classics because of #TheOdyssey.

cc: @rogueclassicist

#AncientGreece

So, the bad news is, #MadelineMiller, one of my favorite authors, is still suffering from #LongCovid. The good news is, she has finished one short story ( #Galatea ) and another is due out in September ( #Mestra ). Maybe, just maybe, she'll finish #Persephone. And she is enjoying the renewed interest in #Classics because of #TheOdyssey.

cc: @rogueclassicist

#AncientGreece

So, the bad news is, #MadelineMiller, one of my favorite authors, is still suffering from #LongCovid. The good news is, she has finished one short story ( #Galatea ) and another is due out in September ( #Mestra ). Maybe, just maybe, she'll finish #Persephone. And she is enjoying the renewed interest in #Classics because of #TheOdyssey.

cc: @rogueclassicist

#AncientGreece

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Serapis: God of Fertility and the Afterlife that United Greeks and Egyptians
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
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#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientEgypt #Pharaohs #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Legends #Mythology #HumanOrigins

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Serapis: God of Fertility and the Afterlife that United Greeks and Egyptians
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/serapis-god-fertility-and-afterlife-united-greeks-and-egyptians-004084
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientEgypt #Pharaohs #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Legends #Mythology #HumanOrigins

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Serapis: God of Fertility and the Afterlife that United Greeks and Egyptians
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/serapis-god-fertility-and-afterlife-united-greeks-and-egyptians-004084
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientEgypt #Pharaohs #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Legends #Mythology #HumanOrigins

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Serapis: God of Fertility and the Afterlife that United Greeks and Egyptians
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/serapis-god-fertility-and-afterlife-united-greeks-and-egyptians-004084
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientEgypt #Pharaohs #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Legends #Mythology #HumanOrigins

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Serapis: God of Fertility and the Afterlife that United Greeks and Egyptians
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/serapis-god-fertility-and-afterlife-united-greeks-and-egyptians-004084
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientEgypt #Pharaohs #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Legends #Mythology #HumanOrigins

🚀💍 Oh, the ancient Greek elite were soooo #trendy with their fancy meteorite bling! Meanwhile, this article couldn't even dodge a 400 error. Much like those ancient rings, it seems the content is lost to time and server policies. 🙄📉
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html #ancientGreece #bling #meteorite404 #error404 #lostInTime #HackerNews #ngated

🚀💍 Oh, the ancient Greek elite were soooo #trendy with their fancy meteorite bling! Meanwhile, this article couldn't even dodge a 400 error. Much like those ancient rings, it seems the content is lost to time and server policies. 🙄📉
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html #ancientGreece #bling #meteorite404 #error404 #lostInTime #HackerNews #ngated

🚀💍 Oh, the ancient Greek elite were soooo #trendy with their fancy meteorite bling! Meanwhile, this article couldn't even dodge a 400 error. Much like those ancient rings, it seems the content is lost to time and server policies. 🙄📉
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html #ancientGreece #bling #meteorite404 #error404 #lostInTime #HackerNews #ngated

🚀💍 Oh, the ancient Greek elite were soooo #trendy with their fancy meteorite bling! Meanwhile, this article couldn't even dodge a 400 error. Much like those ancient rings, it seems the content is lost to time and server policies. 🙄📉
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html #ancientGreece #bling #meteorite404 #error404 #lostInTime #HackerNews #ngated

🚀💍 Oh, the ancient Greek elite were soooo #trendy with their fancy meteorite bling! Meanwhile, this article couldn't even dodge a 400 error. Much like those ancient rings, it seems the content is lost to time and server policies. 🙄📉
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html #ancientGreece #bling #meteorite404 #error404 #lostInTime #HackerNews #ngated

Rings forged from meteorites may have been fashionable among ancient Greek elite

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298283

#HackerNews #Rings #Meteorites #AncientGreece #Fashion #Archaeology

Rings forged from meteorites may have been fashionable among ancient Greek elite

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298283

#HackerNews #Rings #Meteorites #AncientGreece #Fashion #Archaeology

Rings forged from meteorites may have been fashionable among ancient Greek elite

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298283

#HackerNews #Rings #Meteorites #AncientGreece #Fashion #Archaeology

Rings forged from meteorites may have been fashionable among ancient Greek elite

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298283

#HackerNews #Rings #Meteorites #AncientGreece #Fashion #Archaeology

Rings forged from meteorites may have been fashionable among ancient Greek elite

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-forged-meteorites-fashionable-ancient-greek.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298283

#HackerNews #Rings #Meteorites #AncientGreece #Fashion #Archaeology

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Brazen Bull: Gruesome Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into "Music'
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/brazen-bull-gruesome-ancient-greek-torture-device-turned-screams-music-021359
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #DidYouKnow

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Brazen Bull: Gruesome Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into "Music'
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! ??
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#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #DidYouKnow

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Brazen Bull: Gruesome Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into "Music'
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! ??
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#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #DidYouKnow

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Brazen Bull: Gruesome Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into "Music'
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/brazen-bull-gruesome-ancient-greek-torture-device-turned-screams-music-021359
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #DidYouKnow

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Brazen Bull: Gruesome Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into "Music'
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/brazen-bull-gruesome-ancient-greek-torture-device-turned-screams-music-021359
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #DidYouKnow

@rogueclassicist Ooooh. #CateBlanchett as #Electra? Yes, please!

"The hottest Greek ticket of the year, though, is surely for Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Electra/Persona by Benedict Andrews. Electra is a fascinating choice, not least because we have three different versions of her story: Sophocles and Euripides each wrote one, and Aeschylus’s Choephoroi covers the same part of the myth. There are plenty of variations between the three, not least because Euripides takes potshots at Aeschylus’s version, mocking a recognition scene that depended on Electra identifying her long-absent brother from a lock of hair and a footprint, both of which (implausibly) resemble her own."

#Classics #AncientWomen #AncientGreece

@rogueclassicist Ooooh. #CateBlanchett as #Electra? Yes, please!

"The hottest Greek ticket of the year, though, is surely for Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Electra/Persona by Benedict Andrews. Electra is a fascinating choice, not least because we have three different versions of her story: Sophocles and Euripides each wrote one, and Aeschylus’s Choephoroi covers the same part of the myth. There are plenty of variations between the three, not least because Euripides takes potshots at Aeschylus’s version, mocking a recognition scene that depended on Electra identifying her long-absent brother from a lock of hair and a footprint, both of which (implausibly) resemble her own."

#Classics #AncientWomen #AncientGreece

@rogueclassicist Ooooh. #CateBlanchett as #Electra? Yes, please!

"The hottest Greek ticket of the year, though, is surely for Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Electra/Persona by Benedict Andrews. Electra is a fascinating choice, not least because we have three different versions of her story: Sophocles and Euripides each wrote one, and Aeschylus’s Choephoroi covers the same part of the myth. There are plenty of variations between the three, not least because Euripides takes potshots at Aeschylus’s version, mocking a recognition scene that depended on Electra identifying her long-absent brother from a lock of hair and a footprint, both of which (implausibly) resemble her own."

#Classics #AncientWomen #AncientGreece

@rogueclassicist Ooooh. #CateBlanchett as #Electra? Yes, please!

"The hottest Greek ticket of the year, though, is surely for Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Electra/Persona by Benedict Andrews. Electra is a fascinating choice, not least because we have three different versions of her story: Sophocles and Euripides each wrote one, and Aeschylus’s Choephoroi covers the same part of the myth. There are plenty of variations between the three, not least because Euripides takes potshots at Aeschylus’s version, mocking a recognition scene that depended on Electra identifying her long-absent brother from a lock of hair and a footprint, both of which (implausibly) resemble her own."

#Classics #AncientWomen #AncientGreece

@rogueclassicist Ooooh. #CateBlanchett as #Electra? Yes, please!

"The hottest Greek ticket of the year, though, is surely for Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Electra/Persona by Benedict Andrews. Electra is a fascinating choice, not least because we have three different versions of her story: Sophocles and Euripides each wrote one, and Aeschylus’s Choephoroi covers the same part of the myth. There are plenty of variations between the three, not least because Euripides takes potshots at Aeschylus’s version, mocking a recognition scene that depended on Electra identifying her long-absent brother from a lock of hair and a footprint, both of which (implausibly) resemble her own."

#Classics #AncientWomen #AncientGreece

Associated Press: Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century. “Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.”

Associated Press: Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century. “Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.”

Associated Press: Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century. “Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.”

Associated Press: Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century. “Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.”

Associated Press: Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century. “Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.”

Ancient merchant ship with 600 amphorae found off Greece’s Andros Island

Archaeologists found the remains of an ancient merchant ship off the Greek island of Andros. The vessel sank during the late 5th or early 4th century BCE and carried hundreds of transport amphorae, giving researchers a rare chance to study sea trade during the late Classical period...

Photo © Hellenic Ministry of Culture

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/ancient-merchant-ship-off-andros-island/

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#archaeology #shipwreck #ancientgreece

Ancient merchant ship with 600 amphorae found off Greece’s Andros Island

Archaeologists found the remains of an ancient merchant ship off the Greek island of Andros. The vessel sank during the late 5th or early 4th century BCE and carried hundreds of transport amphorae, giving researchers a rare chance to study sea trade during the late Classical period...

Photo © Hellenic Ministry of Culture

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/ancient-merchant-ship-off-andros-island/

Follow @archaeology

#archaeology #shipwreck #ancientgreece

Ancient merchant ship with 600 amphorae found off Greece’s Andros Island

Archaeologists found the remains of an ancient merchant ship off the Greek island of Andros. The vessel sank during the late 5th or early 4th century BCE and carried hundreds of transport amphorae, giving researchers a rare chance to study sea trade during the late Classical period...

Photo © Hellenic Ministry of Culture

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/ancient-merchant-ship-off-andros-island/

Follow @archaeology

#archaeology #shipwreck #ancientgreece

Ancient merchant ship with 600 amphorae found off Greece’s Andros Island

Archaeologists found the remains of an ancient merchant ship off the Greek island of Andros. The vessel sank during the late 5th or early 4th century BCE and carried hundreds of transport amphorae, giving researchers a rare chance to study sea trade during the late Classical period...

Photo © Hellenic Ministry of Culture

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/ancient-merchant-ship-off-andros-island/

Follow @archaeology

#archaeology #shipwreck #ancientgreece

Ancient merchant ship with 600 amphorae found off Greece’s Andros Island

Archaeologists found the remains of an ancient merchant ship off the Greek island of Andros. The vessel sank during the late 5th or early 4th century BCE and carried hundreds of transport amphorae, giving researchers a rare chance to study sea trade during the late Classical period...

Photo © Hellenic Ministry of Culture

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/ancient-merchant-ship-off-andros-island/

Follow @archaeology

#archaeology #shipwreck #ancientgreece

https://www.europesays.com/ie/638167/ Ancient Greek Elites May Have Forged Their Jewelry From Space Rocks #AncientGreece #Éire #IE #Ireland #meteorites #Science

AO THROWBACK: More than fifty ancient Greek inventions brought to life through incredible reconstructions
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/more-fifty-ancient-greek-inventions-brought-life-through-incredible-reconstructions
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AO THROWBACK: More than fifty ancient Greek inventions brought to life through incredible reconstructions
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Share your thoughts below! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/more-fifty-ancient-greek-inventions-brought-life-through-incredible-reconstructions
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #MustRead #Culture #Heritage

AO THROWBACK: More than fifty ancient Greek inventions brought to life through incredible reconstructions
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Share your thoughts below! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/more-fifty-ancient-greek-inventions-brought-life-through-incredible-reconstructions
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #MustRead #Culture #Heritage

AO THROWBACK: More than fifty ancient Greek inventions brought to life through incredible reconstructions
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Share your thoughts below! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/more-fifty-ancient-greek-inventions-brought-life-through-incredible-reconstructions
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #MustRead #Culture #Heritage

AO THROWBACK: More than fifty ancient Greek inventions brought to life through incredible reconstructions
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Share your thoughts below! ??
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/more-fifty-ancient-greek-inventions-brought-life-through-incredible-reconstructions
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #MustRead #Culture #Heritage

🧲 Bronze Age Greeks wore rings made from IRON THAT FELL FROM SPACE

Researchers tested 91 ancient iron objects from elite tombs in Greece and Crete using X-ray fluorescence. Most were ordinary smelted iron. But 10 signet rings contained high nickel levels - a telltale sign of meteoritic iron, which can contain up to 50% nickel.

The rings were found in tholos and chamber tombs alongside gold vessels, amber jewelry, and carved seals. Metalworkers often layered the meteoric iron with gold, silver, or bronze, marking it as a prestige material reserved for Minoan and Mycenaean elites.

The raw iron was likely imported from Egypt, where desert conditions preserve meteorites. (King Tut's tomb also contained a meteoric iron dagger.) The space-iron ring fashion vanished around the 12th century BCE - right when the Late Bronze Age collapse brought down these civilizations.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bronze-age-greek-rings-iron-meteorites

#archaeology #ancientGreece #space

🧲 Bronze Age Greeks wore rings made from IRON THAT FELL FROM SPACE

Researchers tested 91 ancient iron objects from elite tombs in Greece and Crete using X-ray fluorescence. Most were ordinary smelted iron. But 10 signet rings contained high nickel levels - a telltale sign of meteoritic iron, which can contain up to 50% nickel.

The rings were found in tholos and chamber tombs alongside gold vessels, amber jewelry, and carved seals. Metalworkers often layered the meteoric iron with gold, silver, or bronze, marking it as a prestige material reserved for Minoan and Mycenaean elites.

The raw iron was likely imported from Egypt, where desert conditions preserve meteorites. (King Tut's tomb also contained a meteoric iron dagger.) The space-iron ring fashion vanished around the 12th century BCE - right when the Late Bronze Age collapse brought down these civilizations.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bronze-age-greek-rings-iron-meteorites

#archaeology #ancientGreece #space

🧲 Bronze Age Greeks wore rings made from IRON THAT FELL FROM SPACE

Researchers tested 91 ancient iron objects from elite tombs in Greece and Crete using X-ray fluorescence. Most were ordinary smelted iron. But 10 signet rings contained high nickel levels - a telltale sign of meteoritic iron, which can contain up to 50% nickel.

The rings were found in tholos and chamber tombs alongside gold vessels, amber jewelry, and carved seals. Metalworkers often layered the meteoric iron with gold, silver, or bronze, marking it as a prestige material reserved for Minoan and Mycenaean elites.

The raw iron was likely imported from Egypt, where desert conditions preserve meteorites. (King Tut's tomb also contained a meteoric iron dagger.) The space-iron ring fashion vanished around the 12th century BCE - right when the Late Bronze Age collapse brought down these civilizations.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bronze-age-greek-rings-iron-meteorites

#archaeology #ancientGreece #space

🧲 Bronze Age Greeks wore rings made from IRON THAT FELL FROM SPACE

Researchers tested 91 ancient iron objects from elite tombs in Greece and Crete using X-ray fluorescence. Most were ordinary smelted iron. But 10 signet rings contained high nickel levels - a telltale sign of meteoritic iron, which can contain up to 50% nickel.

The rings were found in tholos and chamber tombs alongside gold vessels, amber jewelry, and carved seals. Metalworkers often layered the meteoric iron with gold, silver, or bronze, marking it as a prestige material reserved for Minoan and Mycenaean elites.

The raw iron was likely imported from Egypt, where desert conditions preserve meteorites. (King Tut's tomb also contained a meteoric iron dagger.) The space-iron ring fashion vanished around the 12th century BCE - right when the Late Bronze Age collapse brought down these civilizations.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bronze-age-greek-rings-iron-meteorites

#archaeology #ancientGreece #space