A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant

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Oct 3, 2023, 5:34 pm126 pts
Agriculture in Syria started with a bang 12,800 years ago as a fragmented comet slammed into the Earth’s atmosphere. The explosion and subsequent environmental changes forced hunter-gatherers in the prehistoric settlement of Abu Hureyra to adopt agricultural practices to boost their chances for survival.

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