Category Archives: Geology

Sweden’s “Rock Tsunami” of 8000 Years Ago

In reading, some years ago, the fascinating book Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilizations, by Graham Hancock, I came across this on page 71: At the time of Shaw’s third great flood[i] around 8,000 years ago… the stresses and earthquakes became … Continue reading

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Geologic Time and Human Time Intersect in California

Geologists measure time in ‘periods’ and ‘eras’ lasting millions of years. Our current period is The Quaternary Period that began somewhat less than 2 million years ago. Beginning in the Paleozoic Era (544 to 245 million years ago) and ending … Continue reading

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