# Melt glass from Abu Hureyra

> Glass from the site's boundary-age layer, read by its authors as airburst melt; the site itself is now under water.

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**ART** 0D51XZRJ482C·Artifact · sample

# Melt glass from Abu Hureyra

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0 (as tagged on Commons; the source figure is CC BY 4.0)Described 2020

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Glass from the site's boundary-age layer, read by its authors as airburst melt; the site itself is now under water.

Moore et al. 2020, figure 2, 2020. CC BY-SA 4.0 (as tagged on Commons; the source figure is CC BY 4.0)

## Copies 2

**Photo** Moore et al. 2020, figure 2 · commons.wikimedia.org · 2020-03-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (as tagged on Commons; the source figure is CC BY 4.0)2 steps from the original

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**Picture** Andrew M. T. Moore and colleagues · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.0 (as tagged on Commons; the source figure is CC BY 4.0)2 steps from the original

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## Where it was made

[Abu Hureyra, Euphrates valley, Syria (now under Lake Assad)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D51X1QM3G22/abu-hureyra-euphrates-valley-syria-now-under-lake-assad) · Archaeological site (flooded)

## Sources 1

- [Evidence of cosmic impact at Abu Hureyra, Syria at the Younger Dryas onset (~12.8 ka): high-temperature melting at >2200 °C](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D51WSXM7KB9/evidence-of-cosmic-impact-at-abu-hureyra-syria-at-the)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Melt glass from Abu Hureyra [Artifact ART0D51XZRJ482C]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D51XZRJ482C
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described 2020

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[Abu Hureyra, Euphrates valley, Syria (now under Lake Assad)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D51X1QM3G22/abu-hureyra-euphrates-valley-syria-now-under-lake-assad)

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