The proposition
The project asks whether major environmental disruptions cluster in a repeating interval of roughly 12,068 years and whether fragments of those events survive in geology, climate records, archaeology, myth, and religion. It does not assume that a single mechanism—or the interval itself—has already been proven.
What is established
Earth’s climate can change abruptly; the geomagnetic field varies; impacts occur; and ancient societies preserved catastrophe traditions. Those facts do not by themselves establish a shared cause or a 12,068-year periodicity.
| Layer | How this page treats it |
|---|---|
| Established Evidence | Measurements, documented records, or primary texts that can be directly cited. |
| Mainstream Interpretation | The prevailing explanation is presented in its strongest fair form. |
| Alternative Hypothesis | Testable interpretations outside the prevailing account. |
| Speculation | Ideas without enough evidence for a confidence claim. |
What must be tested
The interval must be derived transparently from dated events rather than retrofitted. Event inclusion rules, age models, uncertainty ranges, missed events, and false positives all need to be published.
- Are dates independently derived, calibrated, and reported with uncertainty?
- Was the event selected before or after the proposed recurrence interval was chosen?
- Does the mechanism make a prediction that differs from competing models?
- What observation would count against the claim?
Counterarguments and alternatives
Apparent spacing may arise from uncertain dating, selective event choice, multiple unrelated hazards, or pattern recognition in a noisy record.
A strong page should state whether alternatives are mutually exclusive, additive, or simply operating at different scales.
Source and revision status
This page is an editorial research framework. Verified citations, quotation checks, archive links, and revision notes are still required before it is treated as a completed investigation.