A particular finding that startled civilians was a dagger uncovered in King Tutankhamun's tomb, Popular Science reported. The presence of weapons in tombs is common, but the material used to forge ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Researchers have discovered that one of the treasures buried with King Tutankhamun – his beautiful dagger – was actually made from iron unique to meteorites ...

"Tutankhamun likely inherited the iron dagger from his grandfather and it ... ancient artifacts buried with the mummified body of the king. In the 1990s, a team of researchers at the National ...

King Tut was buried with an iron dagger that was placed near his right thigh. While an iron dagger may seem pretty ordinary, this one was actually quite spectacular. The pharaoh died centuries ...

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask. That beard may have been an afterthought when ...

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