QuickCheck: Did ancient Egypt's King Tut own a 'space metal' dagger?


THE discovery of the tomb of ancient Egypt's King Tutankhamun and its contents have been the subject of much interest and its mysteries the subject of much debate since it was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings in November 1922.

One of these points of interest is a claim that a dagger found strapped to the right thigh of King Tut's mummy was actually made from iron that came from outer space.

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