Sodom and Tall el-Hammam

The claim

Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed by fire and sulfur from the sky.

What archaeology found

Steven Collins has argued that Tall el-Hammam in Jordan is Sodom. A 2021 paper in Scientific Reports proposed that a cosmic airburst destroyed the city around 1650 BCE. The paper drew heavy criticism of its methods and images and later received a correction. Other researchers favor different sites, such as Bab edh-Dhra.

Where it is

Tall el-Hammam, JordanView on OpenStreetMap

Sources

1. Ted E. Bunch et al., A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea, Scientific Reports 11 (2021)

Verdict history

• Nov 10, 2026No evidence yetInitial verdict.