Mystery AtlasTall el-Hammam Airburst Hypothesis
The claim, central to a 2021 Scientific Reports paper retracted by the journal in April 2025, that a Tunguska-scale cosmic airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam; independent researchers found the underlying mineralogical data and Tunguska comparison unsupported.
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Events
- Tall el-Hammam Destructionc. 1650 BC
Tall el-Hammam Airburst Hypothesis attempts to explain Tall el-Hammam Destruction — Central claim of a 2021 Scientific Reports paper retracted by the journal in April 2025 after independent researchers found the underlying mineralogical data, methodology, and Tunguska comparison unsupported.
Documents & Sources
- A Tunguska Sized Airburst Destroyed Tall el-Hammam (2021, retracted)20 September 2021 (retracted 24 April 2025)
Tall el-Hammam Airburst Hypothesis is supported by A Tunguska Sized Airburst Destroyed Tall el-Hammam (2021, retracted) — Proposed and argued for the airburst hypothesis on publication in 2021; the journal retracted the paper in April 2025, and 11 of its 21 authors publicly disputed that decision.