A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it
Excerpt: As the inhabitants of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Hammam went about their daily business one day about 3,600 years ago, they had no idea an unseen icy space rock was speeding toward them at about 38,000 mph (61,000 kph). Flashing through the atmosphere, the rock exploded in a massive fireball about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) above the ground. The blast was around 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The shocked city dwellers who stared at it were blinded instantly. Air temperatures rapidly rose above 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit (2,000 degrees Celsius). Clothing and wood immediately burst into flames. Swords, spears, mudbricks and pottery began to melt. Almost immediately, the entire city was on fire. [The authors have done a really wonderful job explaining what seems to have happened based on the vast amount of recovered evidence. They also speculate that this may be the source of the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah. This article won’t change your life, but you will likely find it interesting. “...just like the people of Tall el-Hammam” are the last words of the article–it goes on past many ads. Ron P.]
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