[meteorite-list] Destruction of the Hopewell civilization

[Ioannis Baziotis]

Dear Anne,

There is another article by Nolan et al., published on Scientific Reports
(NPG) (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39866-0) entitled: "*Refuting
the sensational claim of a Hopewell-ending cosmic airburst*" who conclude
the following:

While not a comprehensive review of all of the issues with Tankersley et
al.’s “Hopewell airburst event,” this brief summary demonstrates the
systematic flaws in the analysis and interpretation of archaeological data,
chronological data, and cosmic geochemistry. We find that their
presentation and argument:

1. Does not support claims of a catastrophic regional burning,
2. Does not demonstrate their evidence is, in fact, synchronous,
3. Does not demonstrate that microspherules are related to meteorites,
4. Mistakenly claims that pallasite fragments could have originated in
comets, and
5. Does not provide evidence for a widespread decline in Hopewell culture.

In short, their observations fail to demonstrate any aspect of this cosmic
catastrophe.

Best Regards,

Baziotis Ioannis
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Στις Πέμ 28 Σεπ 2023 στις 5:21 μ.μ., ο/η Anne Black via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> έγραψε:

> Hello,
>
> This was brought to my attention, but I had never heard of the event.
> Anyone?
>
>
> https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2022/02/did-comets-fiery-destruction-lead-to-downfall-of-ancient-hopewell.html
>
> One interesting line:
> *The Hopewell people collected the meteorites and forged malleable metal
> from them into flat sheets used in jewelry and musical instruments called
> pan flutes.*
>
> It would be interesting to hear more.
>
> Anne Black
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