Small Or Nifty News Items Tim Missed, But Which Don't Merit Their Own Thread

[mongers]

The dagger is exceptional because of its composition and its high manufacturing quality, researchers say

Tutankhamun's knife was 'made from meteorite iron'
2 June 2016

A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.

The weapon was one of a pair of daggers discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1925 within the burial wrappings of the teenaged king.

The origin of its unrusted iron blade has baffled scientists because such metalwork was rare in ancient Egypt.

Tutankhamun was mummified more than 3,300 years ago.

Italian and Egyptian researchers used "a non-invasive X-ray technique" to confirm the composition of the iron without damaging it, according to a study published in the journal of Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
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Full article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36432635

[CountDeMoney]

And yet it merited its own thread.

[mongers]

And yet it merited its own thread.

I guess I could take the Timmay approach and post the next item in a thread entitled "Small Or Nifty News Items Tim Missed, But Which Don't Merit Their Own Pt2", if you wish?

[Brazen]

I think it would pass for dragonglass against White Walkers.

[alfred russel]

Its aliens.

[KRonn]

I think it would pass for dragonglass against White Walkers.