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Did an 8th century gamma ray burst irradiate the Earth? : Past Horizons Archaeology

Did an 8th century gamma ray burst irradiate the Earth? : Past Horizons Archaeology | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

A nearby short duration gamma-ray burst may be the cause of an intense blast of high-energy radiation that hit the Earth in the 8th century, according to new research led by astronomers Valeri Hambaryan and Ralph Neuhӓuser.

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'Google Earth pyramids' revisited

'Google Earth pyramids' revisited | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

Remember that researcher who thought she spotted previously undiscovered Egyptian pyramids in Google Earth imagery? It turns out that there really are some ruins in the picture, but they’re not pyramids.

Well that settles this earth mystery.

What is needed is the ability to see what is already known. This can come from a lack of knowledge about how to find the information but also from a lack of collation or publishing of the information in the first place. Both as bad.

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