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Jeszcze jedna dyskusja na temat daty spadku meteorytu Morasko

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Walesiak T.

Acta Societatis Metheoriticae Polonorum

2017

vol. 8

123-148

It’s over 100 years after discovery of the first iron meteorite in the area of Morasko, but still we are not sure about date of the fall. Recent researches suggest that it happened about 5000 years ago, however there are some other facts proving, that event took place in the last millenium. Verification o 14C radio carbon dating results revealed, that it can give us only the maximum date (meaning: not older than). The main problem was that probes were taken from mixed types of sediments – some created before and some after the impact. Few years earlier there was another 14C examination of sediments lying beyond the floor of 2 small cavities and their age was estimated to be approximatelly 700 years BP. Similar results were received after verification of organic matter under charcoal in the weathering crust of the meteorite, which was found in the Morasko Restricted Area. Another proof was discovery of shrapnel in the root of old tree, which could not be older than 800–1000 years. At least 2 times it was discussed, if finding of Morasko iron meteorites couldn’t be matched with described observation A.D. 1301, mentioned in annales, hovever nobody was able to prove it. Analysis of historical documents lead to information of appearance of 3 suns, after sunrise, what happened in 14 Feb. 1271. Further investigation of other sources gave us even more facts. We can read in annales that in the same year, castles and cities were burned and destructed to the ground. There is also information that Poznan, the largest city in the area (approx 7.5 km South from the Morasko), was burned in (or shortly before) the year of 1274. What is more Annales from Poznan and from its parent town Wielkopolska were finished in A.D. 1271, just in the middle of the sentence. Finally, confirmation is given by archeological researches, which tell us that city walls and castle of Poznan were ruined shortly after they were constructed, but scientists found difficulty to answer, when exactly it could happen. The main problem was unknown weapon, able to leave such a large destruction, even when considered next centuries. As we can find in annales that Poznan in A.D. 1253 had castle and fortifications so only iron meteorite impact in 1271, producing craters in the area of Morasko and Umultowo, can explain the scale of the devastation discovered by archeologists.

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