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

Researchers who analysed metal composition of dagger within wrapping of mummified teenage king say it 'strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin'

A dagger entombed with King Tutankhamun was made with iron from a meteorite, a new analysis on the metal composition shows.

In 1925, archaeologist Howard Carter found two daggers, one iron and one with a blade of gold, within the wrapping of the teenage king, who was mummified more than 3,300 years ago. The iron blade, which had a gold handle, rock crystal pommel and lily and jackal-decorated sheath, has puzzled researchers in the decades since Carter's discovery: ironwork was rare in ancient Egypt, and the dagger's metal had not rusted.