12/05/2021 Of Flash Frozen Mammoths and Cosmic Catastrophes -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net Of Flash Frozen Mammoths and Cosmic Catastrophes Pierre Lescaudron Sott.net Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:40 UTC For years I've been fascinated by what could be considered as one...
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12/05/2021 Of Flash Frozen Mammoths and Cosmic Catastrophes -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net Of Flash Frozen Mammoths and Cosmic Catastrophes Pierre Lescaudron Sott.net Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:40 UTC For years I've been fascinated by what could be considered as one of the greatest mysteries of our planet: the demise of the woolly mammoths. Try to imagine the barely imaginable: millions of giant mammoths inexplicably flash-frozen overnight. This is a fascinating event for several reasons. First, flash-freezing is a very peculiar process that does not really occur on our planet. Also, given the death circumstances, the magnitude and power involved to virtually wipe out the whole mammoth genus is truly astounding. But maybe the most fascinating aspect of this event is that it occurred just 13,000 years ago when the human race was already widely established on planet Earth. For comparison, the upper paleolithic cave paintings found in Southern France (Lascaux, Niaux, Rouffignac,...) were made 17,0
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