Episode #304: Airbursts and Cratering Impacts

Summary

This episode explores new research from the Comet Research Group which suggests an airburst may have destroyed the ancient site of Abu Hureyra around 12,800 years ago, with parallels drawn to nuclear test sites. Additionally, it discusses recent findings related to a possible more recent impact event over present-day Kansas in 700 BC, observed by the Pawnee tribe. The episode also highlights the megalithic site Gunung Padang in Indonesia, which may date back as far as 24,000 years.

Key takeaways

• 1Airburst destruction of Abu Hureyra ~12,800 years ago
• 2Comparisons of impact proxies at Meteor Crater and nuclear test sites
• 3Possible impact or airburst over Kansas around 700 BC
• 4Sighted by the Native American Pawnee tribe
• 5Gunung Padang, Indonesia, may have an ancient building phase dating back 24,000 years
• 6Research published by the Comet Research Group in their new journal

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Transcript excerpt

Air Bursts and cratering impacts a new Journal you are listening to Brothers of the serpent podcast and welcome back ladies and gentlemen boys and girls angels of demons and monsters of serpents this is Brothers of the serpent podcast and we are coming to you not live from the 10 x 10 X1 Tang cube of science where we are in nestal amongst the dusty bones of an ancient seabed high at top the 's plateau and they are not so dusty right now it is uh raining has been raining all day which is great for this area um so everything is very wet B bones aren't very dusty there just muddy sludgy bones finally finally River's full again y or at least the creek yeah The Creeks are full it would be excellent if the lake began to fill back up that would be fantastic fantastic Kyle has a uh a beautiful uh is this tears of the Kingdom tears of the Kingdom GI coffee mug soul gladder for me that's awesome I just started I just started this game thought it's fantastic game I have noticed the the that you start out in the Stone Age in these games yeah it's like actually it's it's it's just like the podcast you start out with all this Tech all this gear and then there's a catastrophe and then you basically have to make a butt flap and run around with a stick like every game starts this way well folks we've got the Watcher in uh in his tin can in outer space with crawling out of his bag of chips just moments ago waking up from a space nap and uh I got his audio routed through the board finally so how you doing buddy I'm...

Excerpt from Brothers of the Serpent, Nov 13, 2023. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.