King Tut's Dagger Made of Extraterrestial Material

Bible History Daily ^ | 6/07/2016 | Robin Ngo

[wildbill]

King Tut owned a dagger that was out of this world—literally. Researchers have recently published a study in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science that supports what has long been suspected: The ancient Egyptians were using meteoritic iron well before the spread of iron smelting technology.

The recent study on King Tut’s dagger, led by researchers from Italy and Egypt, used X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry to analyze the composition of the iron blade. Iron meteorites mostly contain iron and nickel, and the results of the XRF analysis on King Tut’s dagger confirm that the blade is mostly composed of iron and nickel. Its chemical composition, according to the researchers, “strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin.” The results are consistent with a 2013 study on the

[Rastus]

She wouldn’t be looking at me in any case, but she is not a lesbian. She claims to have been with women in college, which I take as lefty cred. Her sister is a lesbian. She is not.

[SunkenCiv]

Dagger in King Tut's tomb was made with iron from a meteorite

[SunkenCiv]

King Tut's Blade Made of Meteorite

[Clutch Martin]

How cool is that... a dagger made from meteorite metal. Totally awesome.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SteveH for the ping and thanks wildbill for the topic.

Look, some moron put "callingartbell" into the keywords.

The story (variously sourced) had been posted earlier this month, and I managed to miss one of the earlier times as well.

• King Tut's Blade Made of Meteorite
• Dagger in King Tut's tomb was made with iron from a meteorite
• King Tut's Necklace Shaped By Fireball [2006]
• Tut's gem hints at space impact [2006]
• Mysterious Egyptian Glass Formed By Meteorite Strike, Study Says [2006]
• Cray Supercomputer... Discover Origin Of Mysterious Glass Found In King Tut's Tomb [2007]
• Danish Bronze Age glass beads traced to Egypt [2014]
• The Strange Glass Born in Nuclear Explosions [2016]

[dp0622]

lol. He always had the look of a serial killer more than a renowned surgeon to me, in his eyes.

He’s a good man and I’m sure has saved many lives, but dont see him as a president.

[lonevoice]

Look, some moron put "callingartbell" into the keywords.

I'm not the particular moron who added the keywords, but I will be the moron that pings him.

[Little Ray]

Ancient Egypt doesn’t have any iron. Any ancient iron artifacts are either meteoric in origin, or imported.

[wildbill]

Exactly the point of the article. My question is somewhat more pragmatic than the origin of the iron that made up the dagger.

HOw did the ancient Egyptians of the Bronze age recognize a rare meteorite as a metal or having metallic properties and then how did they learn to smelt it into a dagger. This would seem to be beyond the capabilities of the Bronze Age.

[Little Ray]

They were having problems with folks using iron weapons - Hittites and Assyrians.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh... Art Bell on FR? Difficult to believe.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 06/29/2016. Thanks wildbill. One of *those* topics.

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