[Geology2] Falling meteor depicted in 5000-year-old rock carving in north China

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Falling meteor depicted in 5000-year-old rock carving in north China
Xinhua News Agency [China], 2011-08-27

A 5,000-year old rock carving in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region depicts a falling meteor, said archaeologists on Saturday. A rock
on the side of Dahei Mountain in the city of Chifeng has images of
people, domed houses and a fire ball with a long tail falling from the
sky engraved on it, said Wu Jiacai, head of the Inner Mongolia rock
paintings protection association. "I believe it shows prehistoric people
returning at dusk from a hunting trip to their domed houses, as a meteor
falls from the sky," Wu shared his findings at the 6th Hongshan Cultural
Forum that runs from August 25 to 27. He added that in the same location
several years ago, another set of carvings were found showing people
fleeing, snakes slithering and birds flying away, which might be what
happened after the meteor hit the earth.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/27/c_131078571.htm

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