Tutankhamun's dagger comes from space
Research reveals the meteorite origin of the blade's iron. Thanks to the X-ray fluorescence technique, scientists have confirmed what was written on an ancient papyrus.
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· 18 Apr 2024
Egyptian iron objects are very few, because the ancient Egyptian civilization had not developed iron metallurgy and there were no quarries. Thus, it was considered more precious than gold. In 2016, with the use of the X-ray fluorescence technique, scientists have confirmed the iron of the blade of Tutankhamun's dagger comes from space. The metal is of meteoric origin. What was written on a ancient Egyptians papyrus, "an iron that rained from the sky" seems therefore true. Everything begins with the discovery of an ancient crater caused by the impact of a meteorite. The crater is the Kamil Crater initially discovered in 2008 by Vincenz...
