Why did Tutankhamun have a dagger made from a meteorite?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have long speculated that the ancient Egyptians used metal from meteorites to make iron objects. Now an analysis of a dagger found in Tutankhamun’s tomb has provided strong evidence that this was the case – and that the Egyptians knew the iron had come from the sky. If ancient Egyptians knew that iron could be found in meteorites that came from the sky – the place of the gods – it may have been symbolically important to them. Diane Johnson/The Manchester Museum, Author provided The ancient language also offers clues as to how how iron was perceived by Egyptians – and that they knew meteorites were a source of the metal.