Ellipse quantification paper challenges wind/water hypothesis for Carolina Bays. Cottrell and Zamora co-authored a paper proving Carolina Bays are mathematical ellipses with accuracy within 3% error using least squares analysis of points along the interior rim The uniform elliptical shape across thousands of bays is inconsistent with wind and water formation, which would produce variable shapes OSL (optically stimulated luminescence) dating on Carolina Bays only extends back approximately 300,000 years, leaving dates near 786,000 years in a gray area

Cottrell and Zamora proved Carolina Bays are mathematical ellipses within 3% error, contradicting wind and water formation which would yield variable shapes. OSL dating only reaches ~300,000 years. The 2007 Firestone paper originally included them, but the Comet Research Group later demoted them. Clovis artifacts in bay rims support older ages. 📏

Key Facts

  • Cottrell and Zamora co-authored a paper proving Carolina Bays are mathematical ellipses with accuracy within 3% error using least squares analysis of points along the interior rim
  • The uniform elliptical shape across thousands of bays is inconsistent with wind and water formation, which would produce variable shapes
  • OSL (optically stimulated luminescence) dating on Carolina Bays only extends back approximately 300,000 years, leaving dates near 786,000 years in a gray area
  • The 2007 Firestone paper included Carolina Bays as evidence, but they were later demoted by the Comet Research Group
  • Chris Moore of the Comet Research Group supports the Aeolian/Lacustrine (wind and water) hypothesis for Carolina Bay formation
  • Malcolm LeCompte of the Comet Research Group actively opposes including Carolina Bays in the Younger Dryas impact narrative
  • Clovis-era artifacts and waterfowl gizzard stones found in Carolina Bay rims indicate the bays existed during the Clovis period, supporting an age older than the Younger Dryas
  • Chris Moore conducted early archaeological work and dating in Carolina Bays

Source: He Studied the Carolina Bays for 10 Years. Then Reversed His Theory. by The Cosmic Summit