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Posted on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 by VoijaRisa

Hopewell Comet Airburst Article

Recently a series of historic astronomy papers came to my attention claiming and refuting the notion that the decline of the Hopewell Native America community in the $3^{rd}$ or $4^{th}$ century.

I’ve written a summary as an article over at Universe Today. It’s an interesting discussion so give it a read!

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