Here are some of the most famous artifacts that originated from the cosmos. Above, ancient iron beads (center) were excavated from an Egyptian tomb in 1911. The beads were made from iron meteorites.

Ancient Egyptian beads found in a 5,000-year-old tomb were made from iron meteorites that fell to Earth from space, according to a new study.

THINK iron jewellery is down-to-earth? Not for the ancient Egyptians, it wasn't. A 5300-year-old necklace bead found in an Egyptian tomb was made with iron from a meteorite. Evidence for iron ...

DISTANT BEADS These two cobalt-blue glass beads, found in 3,400-year-old graves in Denmark, came from ancient Egypt, probably via extensive European trade routes, according to new research. A ...

Researchers have discovered a 3,200-year-old Egyptian fort filled with archaeological treasures. Located at the Tell Al-Abqain excavation site in northwest Egypt, the buried structure contained ...

Photograph by Andy Tindle, Open Univeristy Picture: 5,000-Year-Old Bead Made From Meteorite The bead reportedly marks the earliest known use of iron in Egypt.

Steady winds can carve landforms called yardangs — thought to have inspired the Great Sphinx of Gaza — from featureless blobs, a new study suggests.

Researchers from UCL's Petrie Museum have used gamma rays to confirm that Ancient Egyptian beads were made from fragments of meteorites.

The ancient Egyptians wore jewelry made from space rock, and meteors raining from the sky may have shaped their ideas of the gods, according to new analysis of a 5,000-year-old iron bead.

Ancient African Communities Living 1,800 Miles Away From Each Other Making Identical Beads Was ‘No Coincidence’ The impulse to connect, communicate, and express identity is as old as humanity ...

The earliest known iron beads may come from ancient Egyptian tombs, but they were forged from the hearts of meteorites, scientists say.

These Ancient Egyptian Barracks Paint a Vivid Picture of Military Life During the Reign of Ramses II Archaeologists unearthed a series of mudbrick rooms filled with religious tributes, soldiers ...