Posted on 03/30/2020 8:12:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Yup. And the pumice serving tray (pumice floats, makes a nice doodad for the pharaoh) excavated in Egypt was long touted as having been from the supposed Theran eruption. When it was finally examined, it turned out to have come from the Kos volcano, which last erupted about 200K ago. :^)
Thanks for the links.
I vaguely remember reading years ago some article that said Tree Rings weren’t all that accurate, maybe +/- 50 years or so, IIRC..................
Greek volcano mystery: Archaeologist narrows on date of Thera eruption
Date:
September 21, 2022
Source:
Cornell University
science daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220921113133.htm
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