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THE IMPACT‐FLOOD CONNECTION: DOES IT EXIST? *
Author(s) -
Deutsch Alexander,
Koeberl Christian,
Blum Joel D.,
French Bevan M.,
Glass Billy P.,
Grieve Richard,
Horn Peter,
Jessberger Elmar K.,
Kurat Gero,
Reimold Wolf Uwe,
Smit Jan,
Stöffler Dieter,
Taylor Stuart Ross
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
terra nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.353
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-3121
pISSN - 0954-4879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1994.tb00532.x
Subject(s) - geology , flood myth , connection (principal bundle) , paleontology , archaeology , geometry , geography , mathematics
In a recent article in Terra Nova , Kristan‐Tollmann and Tollmann (1994) suggested that the Biblical Flood can be explained by seven fragments of a comet that impacted the ocean at seven locations on Earth at 03.00h (C.E.T.) on 23 September, 9545 yr BP. We demonstrate that all the ‘geological proofs’ that allegedly support their conclusions are not supported by the available data on impact cratering. Their hypothesis is based on insufficient and ambiguous data, selective citation, and incomplete comprehension of previous research.