Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics Hint They Knew Meteorites Came From Space
Everybody love ( or should do , at least ) that ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun had a dagger containing Fe from a meteorite . Thedagger , found in the Pharaoh of Egypt ’s tomb , was see through portable x - ray fluorescence spectrographic analysis and find to have a composition thatclosely matchesiron meteorite . Further analysis of how the blade was forged , as well as possible references to the knife in letters , suggests that it may have beengiftedfrom the king of Mitanni to Amenhotep III , the grandfather of Tutankhamun , before being passed down ....