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Did a Comet Destroy the First Civilization?
Throughout history Comets have almost always been considered to be bad omens, a message from the gods foretelling disaster, impending doom, and death. But why were these signs met with fear — not wonder?What if their superstitions - were actually memories?
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In recent decades we’ve become aware of a terrible threat. A threat so terrifying and catastrophic it has the potential to wipe out our entire civilisation. But what’s interesting is that we may not have been the first to realise this. Because evidence suggests our ancestors were also acutely aware of dangers from the sky...
So how were the ancients terrified of something we’ve only recently understood - Did a Comet Destroy the First Civilization?
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Sources
(1) Impact Frequency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteor_showers
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/22/asteroids-nuclear-scale-blasts-earths-atmosphere
https://news.sky.com/story/asteroids-cause-26-nuclear-blasts-since-2000-10408613
(2) Impact Threat
https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/earth-hit-by-17-meteors-a-day/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/30/chelyabinsk-meteorite-earth-warning-shot-space
https://www.livescience.com/surprise-asteroid-flyby
https://cometresearchgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2-CRATERSAIRBURSTS.pptx.pdf (page 3)
(3) Impact Preparedness
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/13/space-asteroid-comet-nasa-rocket
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_impact_avoidance
https://gizmodo.com/america-isnt-ready-to-handle-a-catastrophic-asteroid-im-1827014709
(4)
https://www.britannica.com/science/Earth-impact-hazard/Frequency-of-impacts?utm
(5)
(6) Comet Research Group
https://cometresearchgroup.org/comets-diamonds-mammoths/#impact-overview
https://cometresearchgroup.org/publications/
(7) Gobekli Tepe Paper
Extra Sources
https://www.britannica.com/science/Younger-Dryas-climate-interval
https://deepimpact.astro.umd.edu/science/comets-cultures.html
https://www.stellar-journeys.org/Comet%20Tales.pdf
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ancient-egyptians-meteorites-astronomy/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/physics-and-astronomy/meteor-showers
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/chicxulub/
https://humanoriginproject.com/evidence-younger-dryas-forged-human-prehistory/
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