It's in Bosnia. Alternatively, the article quotes Dr Sam Osmangich, a proponent of the theory that an "ancient civilisation that was once present here, dating back more than 1,500 years."
It's in Bosnia. Alternatively, the article quotes Dr Sam Osmangich, a proponent of the theory that an "ancient civilisation that was once present here, dating back more than 1,500 years."
Wait, what? It's not like Bosnia is some unknown place - 1500 years ago would put you at the tail end of the Western Roman Empire, with the Byzantines still in full swing. There's a very well attested historical record of who was living there then. If there was some ancient Balkan civilization obsessed with creating massive iron balls, we'd know about it. Hell, it'd probably have been a tourist attraction.
They can form Iron Oxide, and Iron Sulfide spheres but they are usually very small like these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klerksdorp_sphere