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26 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The Cosmic Tusk blog is promoting a new article by Tankersley et al., "The Hopewell airburst event, 1699-1567 years ago (252-383 CE)" that claims "a cosmic airburst event occurred over the Ohio River valley during the late Holocene." @MarkBoslough?
cosmictusk.com/hopewell-comet…
The abstract of the article notes: "A comet-shaped earthwork was constructed near the airburst epicenter... While Hopewell people survived the catastrophic event, it likely contributed to their cultural decline."

Did a comet cause the end of Hopewell culture?

I'm skeptical.
Here's a link to the article:

The Hopewell airburst event, 1699-1567 years ago
(252-383 CE)
assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-95177…
Other important stuff was happening in the Americas around that time. I wonder what else will be pinned on comets. The Teotihuacan entrada? The Lord of Sipán?
Oops, my bad. It's a preprint.

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