Iron meteorites typically contain about 10 per cent nickel and less than one per cent cobalt, like King Tut's dagger blade. A famous dagger found in the wrapping of Egyptian King Tutankhamun's mummy was made with iron from a meteorite, a study confirms. King Tut's dagger had been suspected to have been made with that type of iron, but it had not been confirmed. (Daniela Comelli/Polytechnic University of Milan)The dagger was found by archeologist Howard Carter in 1925, three years after he discovered King Tut's tomb. The dagger has an iron blade and a gold handle and sheath.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2016 15:40 UTC