In 1925, archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed an iron-bladed dagger in the 14th century BC King’s Valley tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The dagger’s origins and construction quickly became a mystery.
Howard Carter examines the innermost coffin of Tutankhamun. Photo credit: By Exclusive to The Times — The New York Times photo archive, via their online store, here, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2948071