Supporters of the comet hypothesis, such as UCSB geologist Dr. James Kennett, note impact debris at Abu Hureyra, Syria—about 1,000 km from Giza—as possible evidence of regional flooding. Independent researcher Andrew Collins highlights Temple of Edfu inscriptions describing a primeval flood that destroyed a shadowy “Eldest Ones” culture. Egyptologists counter that these texts are symbolic and unrelated to Giza.
