The catastrophe that inspired the legend of the destruction of Sodom – Historians have found out the truth

An international team of experts has researched the ruins of the ancient city of Tall el-Hammam in the Jordan Valley.

The remains of pottery discovered here, but also the traces left on the walls of buildings over 3,600 years old, attest to an unprecedented natural catastrophe, which destroyed the city.

There is evidence of exposure to extremely high temperatures, over 2,000 degrees Celsius, a situation that could have occurred at that time only after a cosmic cataclysm, similar to the Tunguska phenomenon in Siberia.

Therefore, it is possible that this city was destroyed by a meteorite, which, entering the atmosphere, caused a strong explosion and fires that burned everything around.

The tragedy could have inspired the biblical legend of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, historians believe, according to the Daily Mail.

The force of the explosion completely destroyed the walls of the palace, leaving traces even on the skeletons of the victims, who were exposed to extremely high temperatures.

Due to the cataclysm, the soil in this region became infertile, and the inhabitants moved to other areas, where they could cultivate their crops.

During the Bronze Age, the city of Tall el-Hammam was ten times larger than Jerusalem and almost five times larger than Jericho.

The experts’ findings were published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.