Archaeologists in Sichuan, China, discovered significant information regarding how the Sanxingdui culture crafted a tool from a meteorite. This find highlights the unique cultural isolation of the region from neighboring civilizations.

The archaeological site of Sanxingdui in southwest China’s Sichuan province has yielded remarkable discoveries, including insights recently revealed by Chinese researchers about how the inhabitants forged an axelike tool from a meteorite. While meteorite artefacts are not entirely unheard of – China boasts 13 known meteorite objects – this discovery underscores that the people of Sanxingdui were part of a distinct regional culture, separate from their contemporaries further north. “The presence....