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Sunday, June 29, 2014
More on Polish meteorite venerated by Neolithic man
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology (IAE) PAS in Szczecin discovered a meteorite fragment inside the remains of a hut dating back more than 9,000 years in Bolków by the lake Świdwie in Western Pomerania.
The meteorite fragment was found inside the remains of a hut dating back more than 9,000 years in Bolków by the lake Świdwie in Western Pomerania [Credit: T. Galińs]
It is a natural pyrite meteorite fragment with cylindrical shape and porous, corrugated side surface. It has a height of 8 cm, width of 5.3 cm at the base and 3.5 cm at the top.
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