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Ancient stone carvings confirm how comet struck Earth in 10,950BC, sparking the rise of civilisations .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/04/21/ancient-stone-carvings-confirm-comet-struck-earth-10950bc-wiping/

Even the New Scientist fell for this nonsense .

The paper is here .
http://maajournal.com/Issues/2017/Vol17 ... 281%29.pdf
Well worth a read if you enjoy fantasies .

Ideal fodder for the saddos who have a problem with experts .
In this case the expertise of the authors ( chemical engineering ) is unrelated to the content .
Not dissimilar to geomorphologists writing "papers " about archaeology .
tiompan Posted by tiompan
23rd April 2017ce
Edited 24th April 2017ce

Comments (2)

I read the first link yesterday George but didn't bite. I remembered the grounded comment you made when I reported on Mark Bailey's similar theory about Knockmany.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5560/knockmany.html
tjj Posted by tjj
23rd April 2017ce
Bite that stuff and you'll get the giggles June . tiompan Posted by tiompan
23rd April 2017ce
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