A catastrophe remembered
A meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3222993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Santilli (DELL (United States)), Jens Ormö (0000-0002-5810-9442, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial), Angelo Pio Rossi (0000-0002-0137-1984, International Research School of Planetary Sciences), Goro Komatsu (0000-0003-4155-108X, International Research School of Planetary Sciences) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 296 |
| Pages | 313-320 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00092292 |
| OpenAlex | W2471298643 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
A meteorite impact crater in the Sirente mountains, central Abruzzo has recently been dated to the four/fifth century AD. The author shows that this catastrophic event can be equated with a locally preserved legend which describes how local people saw a new star fall to earth during a pagan festival. Their conversion to Christianity was expeditiously effected
Ancient history · Archaeology · Astrobiology · Impact crater · Legend · Meteorite · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Astro and Planetary Science · Geology · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2009 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |