4 ms·

what metal is it made of?

• addaon 2y ago
  Bronze. Hallstatt was bronze age, and if it was an outlier like meteoric iron (a) it would look like it (corrosion) and (b) it would have been called out.
  • thaumasiotes 2y ago
    > Bronze. > if it was an outlier like meteoric iron (a) it would look like it (corrosion) It is corroded. That's why it's green. Which, yes, means it's bronze, but note that it's being described as an "iron age dagger" and they think it was manufactured in southern Europe and traded to the north. Iron wouldn't be surprising.
  • marcusverus 2y ago
    This article is the first I've ever heard of the Hallstatt culture, but wow were they awesome. Check out this amazing bronze bucket from ~600 BC. It has rivets! https://www.britannica.com/place/Hallstatt-archaeological-site-Austria#ref245805 https://www.britannica.com/place/Hallstatt-archaeological-si...