As a word, myth has taken on negative connotations. False modern stories are dismissed as “urban myths”, myths are seen as old superstitions to be ‘busted’ by scientific truth. There are geologists who take a different view. Taking myth in its original sense – the stories by which pre-literate societies make sense of their world… Continue reading Geology and myth
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Hurled from the sky
Since ancient times in China, special glass stones have been recognised. Called Lei-gong-mo, or “Ink sticks hurled from the sky by the thunder god” these are now known as tektites. These remarkable stones are found on the surface in a small number of areas (called strewn fields) around the world. There are various types of… Continue reading Hurled from the sky