Buddha from space—An ancient object of art made of a Chinga iron meteorite fragment*

• Published in: Meteoritics & Planetary Science
• Main Authors: BUCHNER, Elmar, SCHMIEDER, Martin, KURAT, Gero, BRANDSTÄTTER, Franz, KRAMAR, Utz, NTAFLOS, Theo, KRÖCHERT, Jörg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: Buddha; inuit; Siberia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01409.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1945-5100.2012.01409.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01409.x

Abstract– The fall of meteorites has been interpreted as divine messages by multitudinous cultures since prehistoric times, and meteorites are still adored as heavenly bodies. Stony meteorites were used to carve birds and other works of art; jewelry and knifes were produced of meteoritic iron for in...