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"Until now, the leading theory was that a brutal hailstorm pummelled all of the travelers to death at the same time around 800 CE in a single catastrophic event
by yawz 7y ago
"Until now, the leading theory was that a brutal hailstorm pummelled all of the travelers to death at the same time around 800 CE in a single catastrophic event, which might explain the unhealed compression fractures found on some of the bones. While deadly hail may account for some of the fatalities, new evidence strongly suggests that these people met their deaths in multiple different events at the lake across the centuries."
- arbuge 7y ago> new evidence strongly suggests that these people met their deaths in multiple different events at the lake across the centuries. If the area's geography and location makes it prone to violent hailstorms, I would think that those might simply be multiple hailstorms across the centuries. Certainly I would personally keep an eye on the weather if I ever happen to visit.
- HelloNurse 7y agoIf there are violent hailstorms, judging from the photos on Wikipedia it isn't a good place to catch them: zero cover and a high likelyhood to fall and/or run downhill onto the edge of the lake causing a concentration of dead bodies.