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The fall of the meteorite destroyed some of the settlements.
Scientists from southwestern Trinity University, Albuquerque, said that a meteorite that fell on Earth 3,700 years ago had destroyed several towns and agglomerations north of the Dead Sea. As stated in the online edition of Chronicle.info with a reference to zn.ua, people did not return to the settlement site until 600 to 700 years ago.
During the study, the researchers excavated the site of the five former Jordanian settlements and discovered that the area had been inhabited for 2,500 years before the sudden and large-scale destructive events that occurred at the end of the age. bronze. In addition, researchers found traces of 120 other smaller agglomerations, also affected by high temperatures and wind. In total, in this region then lived from 40 to 65 thousand people.
Using radiocarbon dating, scientists have learned that about 3,700 years ago, houses built of mud brick suddenly disappeared, leaving only foundations. In addition, some clay objects corresponding to this period have melted with the formation of pieces of glass containing zircon crystals. The researchers noted that zircon crystals are formed in seconds after exposure to extremely high temperatures, comparable to the Sun's surface temperature.
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