The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis proposes that a comet or asteroid strike around 12,900 years ago triggered abrupt global cooling and megafaunal extinctions. It is used to explain climatic shifts and archaeological patterns. Researchers in geology, paleoclimatology, and archaeology benefit from testing this theory, which challenges conventional views of human prehistory and environmental change.
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