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Comets, Ice Age, And Human Civilization

Wow in the World

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The Last Ice Age May Have Been Related to a Comet Strike on Earth

Engineers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland say our last ice age may have been related to a comet that landed on Earth. A giant comet kicked up so much dust and dirt that it blocked sunlight from large parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Turkey is where some of the most ancient human civilizations or communities formed. These were the earliest examples of humans banding together to form towns and neighborhoods.

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