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Tutankhamun's dagger of cosmic origin: Scientists trace ancient weapon's iron back to meteorite
Employing spectrofluorometry (testing of samples exposed to X-ray radiation), the researchers discerned the exact composition of the material used to construct the pharaoh's weapon. The dagger ...
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Sword with pharaoh’s mark found in Egypt, still shimmering 3,000 years later
Ramses II, the second-longest ruling pharaoh in Ancient Egypt ... neatly organized mud huts that formed military barracks and weapons warehouses, separated by a slender passageway.