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Did A Comet Wipe Out Existence 13,000 Years Ago?

Did A Comet Wipe Out Existence 13,000 Years Ago?

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Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan

Back in the day history was a lesson not many people wanted to attend. The idea of some old geezer relaying the events of the Battle of Hastings 1066, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination, was absolutely mind numbing.

However, now that we're not strapped to the confines of a dim classroom, things from time gone by are that bit more interesting.

With that being said, a scientific journal posted this month appears to support claims that a civilisation just like ours was wiped out 13,000 years ago.

Archaeologist Graham Hancock has been researching and publishing what people believed to be nonsense regarding this topic, but new findings could prove that he has a point, the Daily Mail reports.

Credit: Alistair Coombs

20 years on and mainstream experts have only outright dismissed his claims, though now it might be the time to backtrack.

The journal, by experts at the University of Edinburgh, claims that a swarm of comet fragments hit Earth at the exact same time that a mini-ice age struck, which altered the course of human history.

To get these findings the experts studied symbols carved onto stone pillars at Gobekli Tepe in southern Turkey. They found that what was originally thought to be carvings of animals were actually astronomical symbols. The carvings apparently track the constellations at the time, indicating a devastating comet hitting Earth.

At the time the period was known as the Younger Dryas, a mini ice age in which humans had to adjust agricultural techniques, finding a new way to farm in the horrific climate change.

Credit: PA

"I think this research, along with the recent finding of a widespread platinum anomaly across the North American continent virtually seal the case in favour of (a Younger Dryas comet impact)," Dr Martin Sweatman, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Engineering, told The Telegraph. "Our work serves to reinforce that physical evidence. What is happening here is the process of paradigm change.

"It appears Göbekli Tepe was, among other things, an observatory for monitoring the night sky.

"One of its pillars seems to have served as a memorial to this devastating event - probably the worst day in history since the end of the ice age."

All of this supports Hancock's claims in Magicians of the Gods, where he suggests that the comet wiped out the human race.

He has also predicted that something similar will happen in 2030.

Anyone else just thinking about that sloth in Ice Age? Funny him, isn't he?

Featured Image Credit: PA