{"id":13364,"date":"2022-04-20T23:36:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=13364"},"modified":"2022-08-13T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:13:58","slug":"was-king-tuts-iron-dagger-really-meteoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/was-king-tuts-iron-dagger-really-meteoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Was King Tut&#8217;s iron dagger really meteoric?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Was King Tut&#039;s iron dagger really meteoric?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>Tutankhamun&#8217;s &#8220;meteoric iron dagger&#8221;, also known as Tutankhamun&#8217;s iron dagger and King Tut&#8217;s dagger, is&nbsp;an iron-bladed dagger discovered during 1925 in the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun&#8217;s 14th century BC King&#8217;s Valley tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m not sure about you, but when I hear a story too mainstream, I immediately want to look more into it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hith-king-tut-dagger-the-iron-dagger-picture-1-resized-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hith-king-tut-dagger-the-iron-dagger-picture-1-resized-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hith-king-tut-dagger-the-iron-dagger-picture-1-resized-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hith-king-tut-dagger-the-iron-dagger-picture-1-resized-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hith-king-tut-dagger-the-iron-dagger-picture-1-resized-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption> Nineteen iron objects were discovered in the tomb of&nbsp;Tutankhamun, including a set of blades which appear very similar to those used in the Egyptian&nbsp;opening of the mouth ceremony&nbsp;(a ritual performed for the benefit of the deceased to&nbsp;enable an afterlife). These blades are also intricately linked to iron and stars, being described in temple inventories as composed of iron and were themselves frequently referred to as the stars.<br>The other iron objects were wrapped with Tutankhamun&#8217;s mummy; these include a miniature headrest contained inside the&nbsp;golden death mask, an&nbsp;amulet&nbsp;attached to a golden bracelet and a dagger blade with gold haft. All were made by relatively crude methods with the exception of the dagger blade which is clearly expertly produced.<br>This suggests that the dagger was probably imported to Egypt perhaps as a royal gift from a neighboring territory, indicating that at this time Egypt&#8217;s knowledge and skills of iron production were relatively limited. <strong>Only further analytical testing can confirm if all of these artifacts are made from meteorite iron but they do appear to suggest that iron was a material used to indicate high status at the time of Tutankhamun&#8217;s death in approximately 1327 BC. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the meteoric theory was just that&#8230; a theory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3008\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?w=3008&amp;ssl=1 3008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>However:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If not made in Egypt&#8230; then where?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Have you seen the 5000YBP+\/- Yamnaya\/Afanasievo and Catacombe R1b Kurgan iron artifacts?  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eupedia.com\/forum\/threads\/34965-In-which-region-of-the-world-did-your-blood-type-originate\/page3?highlight=dagger\" target=\"_blank\">Have you seen the 5000YBP+\/- Yamnaya\/Afanasievo and Catacombe R1b Kurgan iron artifacts? <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will give you some time to look it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for Part II&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"J7aXVXAmpD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/what-about-genetics-of-king-tutankhamun\/\">What we know and what we don&#8217;t know about genetics of King Tutankhamun?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;What we know and what we don&#8217;t know about genetics of King Tutankhamun?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/what-about-genetics-of-king-tutankhamun\/embed\/#?secret=eRN0KRSGEi#?secret=J7aXVXAmpD\" data-secret=\"J7aXVXAmpD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Was King Tut&#039;s iron dagger really meteoric?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Was King Tut&#039;s iron dagger really meteoric?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Tutankhamun&#8217;s &#8220;meteoric iron dagger&#8221;, also known as Tutankhamun&#8217;s iron dagger and King Tut&#8217;s dagger, is&nbsp;an iron-bladed dagger discovered during 1925 in the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun&#8217;s 14th century BC King&#8217;s Valley tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter. I&#8217;m not sure about you, but when I hear a story too mainstream, I immediately want to look more into it. Of course, the meteoric theory was just that&#8230; a theory. However: If not made in Egypt&#8230; then where? Have you seen the 5000YBP+\/- Yamnaya\/Afanasievo and Catacombe R1b Kurgan iron artifacts? I will give you some time to look it up. Stay tuned for Part II&#8230;<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Was King Tut&#039;s iron dagger really meteoric?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"amp_status":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hith-king-tut-dagger-the-iron-dagger-picture-1-resized-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5DV68-3ty","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13364"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15321,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13364\/revisions\/15321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}