This iron dagger found in the ancient tomb of King Tutankhamun was made from a meteorite.

in space •  8 years ago 

In June 2016, a report emerged that attributed the dagger buried with Pharaoh Tutankhamun to an iron meteorite, with similar proportions of metals (iron, nickel and cobalt) to a meteorite discovered near and named after Kharga Oasis. The dagger's metal was presumably from the same meteor shower.


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