Based on the dagger's chemistry and a 3,400-year-old tablet, scientists don’t think it’s from Egypt. Reading time 3 minutes Top two: the two sides of Tutankhamun’s dagger. Bottom: the dagger as it was ...

When archaeologists first glimpsed the gilded splendor of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, they never thought that one of the most fascinating artifacts didn’t originate in Egypt — or on Earth. Tutankhamun ...

Among the many items recovered from King Tut’s tomb was a dagger made of iron, which is a material that was rarely used during Egypt’s 18th dynasty. That iron likely came from a meteorite, and a ...

A dagger buried alongside King Tutankhamun was made with iron from a meteorite, according to research published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Using X-ray fluorescence, a team of ...

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I wonder if Tut was warned about the blade. "There is malice in this sword. The dark heart of the smith still dwells in it. It will not love the hand it serves, neither will it abide with you long." ...