Cultural Context from the Archaeoastronomical Data and the
Echoes of Cosmic Catastrophic Events
Tartu-Tõravere-Viluste-Kaali
The Kaali http://www.muinas.ee/ecp/kaali/en/html/research.html
meteorite crater
The Kaali meteorite crater
The meteorite crater field in Kaali, Saaremaa, is the rarest natural
monument in Estonia as well as the most impressive crater field of the whole
Eurasia. The Kaali meteorite was the last giant meteorite that fell in a
densely populated region of the world. Its fall on the inhabited island of
Saaremaa evidently caused extensive damage and possibly also numerous victims,
it has been compared with an explosion of a small nuclear bomb. The fall of
the meteorite was historically remarkable as an event and for its influences
on human culture. Besides that, a new landform emerged as the result of the
explosion, well fit for a fortification, a watering place and a sacrificial
site. The archaeological investigation in Kaali has confirmed the unique
nature of the crater field in this respect
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