Did A Meteor Bring The Bling To Ancient Egyptian? | Video

Monday, June 3, 2013 - 10:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

New research on a bead from a burial ground in Egypt finds that it dates back to ~3350 BC (prior to the Egyptian iron age) and is rich in nickel, indicating a meteoritic origin.

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