Tutankhamun's beetle pendant is made from comets

The beetle pendant found in the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is made from the remains of a comet that crashed into Earth 28 million years ago.

South African researchers discovered a small scarab-shaped pendant found in 1922 in Tutankhamun's pharaoh's tomb in the 18th dynasty that preserved traces of the ancient comet hitting the Earth, yesterday's Ancient Origins. reported.

Tutankhamun's beetle pendant.(Video: YouTube).

The long history of the intact pendant was only discovered by thorough research from many industries. The pendant features an impressive golden brown beetle, composed of yellow silicon glass stones. Ancient Egyptian artisans collected sand in the Sahara desert, then shaped and polished to produce the work.

The elaborately crafted pendant.(Photo: Ancient Origins).

Chemical analysis shows silicon glass in the desert formed 28 million years ago, when a comet flew over the Earth's atmosphere above Egypt. The underlying sand is heated to about 2,000 degrees Celsius, resulting in large amounts of yellow silicon glass, scattered throughout the 6,000 square kilometers area of ​​the Sahara desert.

Silicon glass is one of the proofs that helps Professor Jan Kramers at Johannesburg University, South Africa, and colleagues advance to a special discovery. Another important suggestion is that the small black diamond pebble the researchers named "Hypatia" , was discovered by an Egyptian geologist a few years earlier. All help them find concussion events that affect the composition of the desert.

King Tutankhamun mask is displayed in the museum.(Photo: Wikipedia).

The tiny diamond particles inside the pebble are the result of extreme pressure deep beneath the Earth's crust. Pebbles are located on the desert surface, so diamond formation occurs because of high pressure like impact force. Professor Kramers' team concluded that the pebble is the first known specimen of the comet core and provides clear evidence of a collision between comets and Earth tens of millions of years ago.

"Comets contain many secrets that help us discover the formation of the solar system. This discovery gives us an unprecedented opportunity to directly study comet materials , " said Professor David Block. University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, the main member of the research team, shared.

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