Meteors and meteorites have had a prominent place among ancient, Medieval and even present day cultures around the world in the realms of magic, mysticism, religion, ceremony and science. read more
In the 1800's, Egyptologist Franz von Lauth proposed that the first iron that was worked into tools by the ancient Egyptians was of meteoritic origin. The Coptic word "banipe" (ferrum) first component "ba" he thought meant iron. read more