A collision with a comet have caused the climate changes that killed the mammoths and was instrumental in the rise of mankind.
British scientists have discovered evidence that about 10950 BC, the Earth collided with a comet that wiped out the mammoths and marked the beginning of flourishing of human civilization.
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) deciphered the mysterious symbols carved on the base of a stone statue of a vulture was found in the temple complex of Göbekli Tepe in Southeast Turkey.
First it was thought that the figure shows some fantastic animals. However, the researchers came to the conclusion that these symbols represent constellations and the comet approaching Earth.
Comparing the pattern with a computer simulation of the sky of that era, scientists came to the conclusion that it authentically depicts the constellations as times of that period.
These date coincide with the data on small ice age, which the contemporary science from other sources, including geological.
The little ice age of about 11-12 thousand years ago played a key role in the development of mankind, scientists say. He provoked the destruction of the mammoths, changed the geographical picture of the world and allowed the man to completely dominate.
However, the causes of sudden climatic changes still remains unknown. Recently found meteorite craters in North America has led scientists to assume that speech can go about the collision with a comet.
Previously, Canada was the scientists recorded the disappearance of the river is slim. To detect this succeeded with the help of satellite images Sentinel2 European space Agency.
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