Published on February 14, 2017
Researchers have confirmed that ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s (14th century BC) iron dagger was made from meteorite. The findings were published in a new paper in the Journal of Meteoritics and Planetary Science entitled, The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun’s iron dagger blade.
The research was led by Daniela Comelli, a professor of materials science at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy. Using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, the composition of the blade was shown to consist of iron, 10.8% nickel and 0.58% cobalt.
Latest Uploads From The Cosmos News
