The Villena Treasure, found near Alicante in 1963, is famous for its gold objects. But two iron pieces among them puzzled experts for decades because iron was not meant to exist in Iberia during the Bronze Age. These dull, corroded items looked out of place. Some thought they belonged to a later period. However, new scientific analysis proves these iron pieces are original to the Bronze Age deposit and made of meteoritic iron. Before humans learned to smelt iron, the only source of workable iron was meteorites, rich in nickel and cobalt. Such meteorite iron objects are very rare and often had special symbolic value. Identifying meteoritic iron is hard because corrosion can remove key elements like nickel over thousands of years. In 2007, researchers carefully took tiny samples from the corroded surfaces of the Villena objects. The chemical tests showed nickel to iron and nickel to cobalt ratios matching weathered meteorites, not earthly iron. This confirms the pieces' cosmic origin. This discovery means the Villena Treasure dates firmly to the Late Bronze Age, before local iron smelting began. It supports links with nearby sites abandoned before 1200 BC. The iron artefacts were likely prized for their rarity and origin. These are the first confirmed meteoritic iron objects from the Iberian Peninsula. While similar finds exist elsewhere in Europe, this is a rare and early example. The two modest iron items are now key pieces in understanding Bronze Age Iberia's use of space metal.