Archaeologists have found evidence of a cosmic explosion. They claim that about 3,700 years ago, a cosmic body - a meteorite or comet - exploded over the Middle East. Destroying human life on land, then called the Middle Mountain, north of the Dead Sea.
Tragedy and its aftermath
In an instant, the celestial alien devastated about 200 sq. km north of the Dead Sea. He not only destroyed 100 percent of cities and towns, but also threw agricultural soils from once fertile fields, covered the eastern Middle Mountain with a red-hot mixture of Dead Sea anhydride salts (anhydride salts are a mixture of salt and sulfates). The explosion destroyed the landscape with frontal shock waves.
Based on archaeological evidence, scientists have determined that it took the region at least 600 years to sufficiently recover from soil destruction and pollution before civilization was able to establish itself again in eastern Middle Mountain. Among the destroyed sites was High El Hammam, an ancient city that covered 89 acres (36 hectares) of land.
As you know, the Bible mentions the city of Sodom, which was destroyed by an angry God for the sins and wickedness of its inhabitants. Tradition describes it as the largest settlement of the Bronze Age, located in the eastern part of the modern Jordan Valley. Only by 2005 did archaeological scientists come to the conclusion that the relatively poorly studied High El-Hammam may turn out to be exactly the same city of sin, destroyed in anger.
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Nuclear explosion evidence
Evidence that scientists have discovered the site of the explosion are 3,700-year-old pieces of pottery from High El Hammam, which have an unusual appearance. The ceramic surface was vitrified (melted into glass). The temperature was so high that chunks of zircon inside the pottery turned to gas - this requires a temperature of more than 7230 degrees Fahrenheit (4000 degrees Celsius). Nevertheless, the scorching heat, although powerful, did not last long to burn through entire ceramic objects. The pieces of ceramic under the vitrified surface remained relatively intact.
Preliminary findings of archaeologists
The only natural event that can cause such an unusual picture of destruction, the researchers are sure, is a cosmic nuclear explosion. Such incidents have sometimes occurred throughout earth history. For example, such as the explosion in 1908 of the Tunguska meteorite in Siberia.
In addition, archaeological excavations and research in other cities in the affected area suggest the sudden destruction of life around 3,700 years ago. Until now, the crater has not been found anywhere nearby. Therefore, it has not yet been established whether the culprit of the tragedy was a meteorite or a comet that exploded above the ground.
The fact that only 200 square kilometers of land was destroyed indicates that the explosion occurred at a low altitude. According to scientists, perhaps no more than one kilometer above the ground. For comparison: the Tunguska meteorite severely damaged 2,150 square kilometers.
The findings of the researchers are preliminary, and excavations are ongoing.
Author: Malysheva Irina