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Special Event: Randall Carlson Halloween video lecture

My apologies for the late notice, but I want to make sure Tusk readers know of Randall Carlson’s Halloween video being released tomorrow on HowTube. I consider Randall’s lectures on the origins of Halloween to be anything but child’s play. Culture’s around the world observe this period of the year, late October and early November, as the Week of the Dead. Why is this…
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YDB Co-Author Profile: Paul S. DeCarli

Paul DeCarli Nick Pinter claims here that diamonds were misidentified in earlier YDB studies. The paper this month was Paul DeCarli’s first formal appearance with the YDB team but his presence as a co-author undermines Pinter’s accusation. DeCarli is a diamond pro. And more importantly he is an eager scientist more given to discovery than criticism. I have seen the old fellow out…
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Charles Appleton Day

2021 Tall el-Hammam study makes final Jeopardy! question

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PNAS: New evidence from Central Mexico supporting the Younger Dryas extraterrestrial impact hypothesis

NOTE:  This post will be “stuck” to the top of the page for the time being. Related new material such as news articles and observations will be blogged subsequent to this post but will appear below. The old “Drudge Siren” is getting quite a 1st quarter work out. And from what I hear it is only the beginning. West, Kennett, Bunch and nearly a dozen new experts…
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Charles Appleton Day

2021 Tall el-Hammam study makes final Jeopardy! question

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Geology Conference: Radioactive "Green Layer" at Ice Age site in Mexico

The markers were located at a well-known Mexican Ice-Age site This is particularly interesting in light of Vance Haynes’ entirely separate publication last week.   I cant find much on these folks, or at least Mellissa Scruggs.  Perhaps they are young.  If so, hats off to them.  Their research confirmed the recent findings of one of the world’s greatest archeologists.  And…
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Charles Appleton Day

2021 Tall el-Hammam study makes final Jeopardy! question