Ancient people who saw these meteors fall from the sky often attributed their presence to the actions of gods, and believed the iron-nickel alloy was a gift. What King Tut's dagger can tell us ...

The post This Rare, Ancient Crystal Dagger Reminds Us of DUNE appeared first on Nerdist. A team excavating a tomb in Spain found a stunning ancient dagger made of rock crystal.

The dagger was one of two, discovered in 1925, beneath the wrappings surrounding King Tut’s body. The iron dagger, which had a gold sheath and handle, was found by King Tut’s right thigh.

King Tutankhamun's legacy continues to fascinate, nearly a century after his tomb's discovery. Recent research unveils that one of his daggers was crafted from meteoric iron, a "space dagger." ...

In ancient times, meteorites were the only reliable source of iron, and were used to make a number of artifacts - including a dagger belong to King Tut. Subscribe To Newsletters ...

Alien Metal Was Routinely Used to Create Ancient Weapons Like Tutankhamun's Dagger. Published Dec 19, 2017 at 7:18 AM EST.

Sadly, there are few precise answers. As we’ll see, the invention and perfection of weapons has a decidedly scattered history, with various cultures creating similar death-dealing devices at different ...

This Rare, Ancient Crystal Dagger Reminds Us of DUNE. by Amy Ratcliffe. Feb 11 2021 • 9:54 AM. To wield a crysknife in Dune is to make a statement.