Evidence of Cosmic Impact at Abu Hureyra, Syria, 12500 Years Ago

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60867-w

by rbanffy • 5 years ago

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echelon• 5 years ago

I wonder if or how this (and potentially future discoveries) will change the major impact likelihood equations.

cs702• 5 years ago

That's roughly the start of the Neolithic Era, with early forms of farming.[a]

Perhaps there's a connection?

[a] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic

gostsamo• 5 years ago

The death of most big gain is a lost of food source that needs a substitute. The theories are climate change due to the end of the ice age, overhunting by people, and cosmic impact. All three could be true with different weight adding to the end result.

jbotz• 5 years ago

The article actually mentions that that has been proposed by: Moore, A. & Kennett, D. Cosmic impact, the Younger Dryas, Abu Hureyra, and the inception of agriculture in Western Asia. Eurasian Prehist 10, 57–66 (2013).

optimalsolver2• 5 years ago

Paging Graham Hancock...

dvfjsdhgfv• 5 years ago

I'm not familiar with the details of his theories, but I think he theorized the Earth was visited by aliens, whereas the linked article talks about a comet split into several pieces large enough to crash into 4 different continents and change the climate of the Earth.

optimalsolver2• 5 years ago

Graham Hancock's theories aren't about aliens. I'm not sure why you're bringing them up.

benibela• 5 years ago

a comet split into several pieces large enough to crash into 4 different continents

That reminds me of Tomb Raider 3

weq• 5 years ago

The evidence is all around. We are not alone. We have never been alone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumapunku

LargoLasskhyfv• 5 years ago

He is already aware of that, and talked about it several times.

mikewarot2• 5 years ago

One of the wilder interpretations is that the mile thick Laurentian ice sheet was melted quickly by this or similar events, and cause sea level to rise by about 200 feet!

It's my personal belief that this happened, and the story of Noah in the bible is oral history that got written down.

Evidence of Cosmic Impact at Abu Hureyra, Syria, 12500 Years Ago

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