[meteorite-list] Meteorite Deaths? Interesting old article-read

[tracy latimer]

The falls you mention seem to be concentrated around the era in the Western hemisphere loosely called 'the Dark Ages.'  While I have no reason to doubt that the people involved died, possibly even by meteorite, I find it odd that so many fatalities happened within a relatively limited time span, and they were identified as 'death by meteorite'.  It wasn't until the 17- or 1800s that scientists even believed that rocks could fall from the sky.  I'd want more proof before I wrote up that CSI report!
 
Best!
Tracy Latimer

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> From: sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net

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> One could collect pages and pages of early accounts of
> meteorite falls and pages more of events that could well
> be meteoritic although those that wrote the accounts
> did not know of the idea that stones could fall from the
> sky. You could fill a book... and people have. 		 	   		  
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