So what better symbolic material could be chosen to make declarations of eternal love, like wedding bands? Many believe that this material is nothing less than a representation of eternity. They have given us hints about mind blowing concepts like the notion of space-time and the inextricable links between the fourth dimension (time) and the three that govern space. Nonetheless, over the centuries, these objects have fascinated scientists, philosophers, physicists and artists. But few of them are large enough to provide enough material for anything useful. Several meteorites fall to Earth each year. And many suspect the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Mecca is, in fact, a ferrous meteorite. In religion, a Buddha statue was carved from a piece of the Chinga meteorite between the eighth and tenth century. A meteoric iron dagger was also found in the tomb of Tutankhamen. In ancient Egypt, a bead was found at a burial site that was crafted from an iron meteorite between 33 BC. But meteorite creations didn’t start with the Greeks. Fascinated, the Greeks used it to create a host of sacred objects. The earliest known reference describing a fallen meteorite on the island of Crete in 1478 BC. In fact, every known civilization in history has been fascinated by this extraterrestrial material. Meteorites have always had a strong symbolic connotation to the origins of the universe. If you want to stand out with truly ethical jewelry, try meteorites! ![]() ![]() Gemstones are all pretty commonplace, and they do harm to the planet through mining.
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