Woolly mammoths were not the only ones to die out 13,000 years ago

2009-01-29 - London, United Kingdom , Jason Palmer, BBC

A study of wildfires after the last ice age has cast doubt on the theory that a giant comet impact wiped out woolly mammoths and prehistoric humans. Analysis of charcoal and pollen records from around 13,000 years ago showed no evidence of continental-scale fires the cometary impact theory suggests.

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