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Evidence for a comet impact 13000 years ago
by Simon at 09:11 22/05/07 (Blogs::Simon)
A layer of microdiamonds discovered across 26 sites in Europe, Canada and America indicates that a comet exploded over the northern hemisphere around 13000 years ago.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2083758,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6676461.stm

If true, then here's a candidate that could explain some of our shared mythology.

See also: "We're afraid of comets for a reason" and "Lake Agassiz"

References:

Evidence for an Extraterrestrial Impact Origin of the Carolina Bays on the Atlantic Coast of North America

The Younger Dryas ET Impact Theory and Terminal Pleistocene Mammalian Extinctions in North America

New Insights Into Extraterrestrial Impacts, Younger Dryas Cooling, Mass Extinction, and the Clovis People

Added 2010:

Was a Giant Comet Responsible for a North American Catastrophe in 11,000 BC?
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simon

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