Mysterious Egyptian Glass Formed By Meteorite Strike, Study Says

National Geographic ^ | 12-21-2006 | Stefan Lovgren

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GGG Ping.

King Tut has some jewelery made from impact glass. This could be the site.(?)

[sageb1]

[Robert A Cook PE]

No.

Middle Age European villagers saw (and recovered while they were hot!) several meteorite strikes.

Of course, this MSM writer can't be expected to actually do research ....

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100,000 to 200,000 years in the future, archeologists will attribute glass found in the deserts of the middle east to an exchange of nuclear weapons. /12monkeys

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"The glass—known locally as Dakhla glass—represents the first clear evidence of a meteorite striking an area populated by humans. "

Wrong!

Disaster That Struck The Ancients

[Ken522]

What's that guy sticking his head into? Is that how Arabs wash their faces? Haven't we seen that photo before?

[sageb1]

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"Life-forms are killed or seriously injured for many tens of kilometers away from the impact."

I can't believe they used the term "life-forms." That is so Star Trek.

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"Middle Age European villagers saw (and recovered while they were hot!) several meteorite strikes."

Professor Mike Baillie speculates that the whole Beowulf thing was about an impact event.

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That almost looks naughty.

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Or it's a depiction of the MSM approaching Hillary from behind for an interview.

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Is this stuff the same as Nakhlite, or a meteorite with a different origin?

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The amusing thing about this site...is that a couple of folks have tried to tie alien visitation deal with glass production. And there is one group that suggested a ancient laser had been used to make these (The Atlantis Blueprint). There are alot of "hits" on the the earth...and sooner or later...we will have another. Statistically....you can't avoid another hit.

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"Statistically....you can't avoid another hit."

Yup. I read somewhere that statistically we are over-due for an impact. Just like we're over due for a pandemic and a super-volcano. So...

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Let me guess...John Effin Kerry, NASA, 2004

[Cheburashka]

Yup. I read somewhere that statistically we are over-due for an impact. Just like we're over due for a pandemic and a super-volcano. So...
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Better review your insurance coverage. You want to be covered for meteor strikes, pandemics, and/or super-volcanos.

[Cheburashka]

Yup. I read somewhere that statistically we are over-due for an impact. Just like we're over due for a pandemic and a super-volcano. So...
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Better review your insurance coverage. You want to be covered for meteor strikes, pandemics, and/or super-volcanos.

[sageb1]

I apologize. I didn't mean to hit and run. Was just busy. For more info on the black stone, click below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone

"The Black Stone's origin

Just as there are various viewpoints regarding the religious significance of the Stone, there are also various opinions as to its history and nature."

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"Secular historians point to the history of meteorite worship, in pre-Islamic Arabia, and say it is likely that the Stone is a meteorite or possibly impact glass, from the meteorite impact crater at Wabar, about 1100 km from Mecca.[5]. There is no way to test this hypothesis without removing and examining the Stone, which would not be permitted by its guardians."

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Some believe the Angel Gabriel was a meteorite.