re: #19 sagehen

And the walls came tumbling down.

The mud brick walls at Tall el-Hammam were mostly shattered, as was the palace and other structures. Clay tiles show melting and glass formation with air bubbles preserved, and shocked quartz (associated with bolide impacts and nuclear ground bursts) is prevalent throughout the destruction layer. Skeletal remains show evidence of *extreme* heat and disarticulation. Some leg joints show hyper lengthening as joints were *pulled* apart.

Jericho, about 22km distant was also heavily damaged, although not completely destroyed.

No weapons have been found in the destruction layer except some semi melted swords likely carried by sentries. No sling stones or other detritus always found at Bronze Age battle sites,.