King Tut’s Cosmic Scarab Brooch And Dagger Linked To Meteorite’s Crash 28 Million Years Ago

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One can never get tired of admiring exquisite jewelry and other beautiful artifacts produced by ancient civilizations that were so artistic and creative. Some of these ancient artifacts are truly unique because they were made with material of extraterrestrial origin.

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, commonly referred to as King Tut, had several cosmic jewels placed in his tomb when he died, being only 18 years.

Left: King Tut’s burial mask. Credit: Mark Fischer – CC BY-SA 2.0 – Middle: King Tut’s Scarab Brooch. Credit: J. Bodsworth Public Domain – King Tut’s Dagger. Credit: Daniela Comelli/Polytechnic University of Milan

When Egyptologist Howard Carter and his team found steps that led to Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, on November 4, 1922, they were startled to see all the extraordinary treasures in his burial. At the time, the scientists had no idea some of the artifacts were produced with otherworldly material.

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