DiscoStu Posted March 10, 2019 https://austhrutime.com/comet_and_meteorite_traditions_australian_aboriginal_people.htm does anyone know if there's any traditions of the younger dryas impact? it's fairly recent but at the same time not sure what effects if any would be felt this far down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strontium Dawg Posted March 10, 2019 Traditions of the Yuin people from the Shoalhaven region, near Nowra, to the south of Sydney, New South Wales, which describes an impacting meteor shower and airburst. According to the story the sky heaved and many stars fell to the Earth, flashing in the sky. A large reddish mass burst in the air, which made a deafening roar as debris was scattered across the region, and burnt holes were left in the ground. I grew up here with lots of local indigenous kids and I've never heard this particular story, but maybe that's because it's initiated information. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squidgygoanna Posted March 13, 2019 I did some research on this myself a few years ago but wasn't able to find a lot.. I did find this paper from 2012, but it's pay-walled and I couldn't find a free version https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257453845_The_Younger_Dryas_Relevant_in_the_Australian_region We may not have been directly impacted, but secondary effects (climate change, sea level rise, etc) would have almost certainly affected us IMO 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
