Scientists: Meteorite Beads Oldest Example of Metalwork

New research has confirmed that beads uncovered in 1911 inside an ancient Egyptian tomb were welded from meteoric iron and are the oldest known example of metalworking.

Ancient Egyptian beads are oldest iron objects found, Egyptology

Before the Iron Age, Most Iron Came From Space - Atlas Obscura

Iron Technology in the Patriarchal Era

The Danebury Iron Age meteorite—An H5 ordinary chondrite “find” from Hampshire, England - Pillinger - 2014 - Meteoritics & Planetary Science - Wiley Online Library

Beads Made From Meteorite Reveal Ancient Trade Network, Smart News

Archaeological Enigma Resolved: Meteorites Were the Origin of All Things Iron Predating the Iron Age - Archaeology

September, 2013, Clodjee's Safe-House

Space beads' push back origins of iron working

Metallurgy and Metalworking