Airbursts and Cratering Impacts

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 2: Additional evidence supporting the catastrophic destruction of this prehistoric village by a cosmic airburst ~12,800 years ago

A. M. T. Moore, James P. Kennett, W. M. Napier et al. · 2023 · 22 citations · Full text

Humanities, Archaeology, Earth Sciences +14

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 1: Shock-fractured quartz grains support 12,800-year-old cosmic airburst at the Younger Dryas onset

A. M. T. Moore, James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte et al. · 2023 · 18 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Archaeology, Earth Sciences +10

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 3: Comet airbursts triggered major climate change 12,800 years ago that initiated the transition to agriculture

A. M. T. Moore, James P. Kennett, W. M. Napier et al. · 2023 · 17 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Earth Sciences +8

Modeling airbursts by comets, asteroids, and nuclear detonations: shock metamorphism, meltglass, and microspherules

Allen West, Marc Young, Luís Costa et al. · 2024 · 17 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science +13

Platinum, shock-fractured quartz, microspherules, and meltglass widely distributed in Eastern USA at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka)

Christopher R. Moore, Malcolm A. LeCompte, James P. Kennett et al. · 2024 · 13 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +15