Skeleton of young man killed by ancient tsunami found on Turkish coast

Phys dot org ^ | December 29, 2021 | Bob Yirka

[SunkenCiv]

The remains of the young man were found at a dig site known as Çeşme-Bağlararası. It sits along a shoreline on Çeşme Bay in western Turkey. The dig site has been yielding Late Bronze Age artifacts for several years but it was only recently that the digging uncovered evidence of a tsunami—layers of ash and debris that were prevented from being washed back into the sea by a retaining wall. In addition to the remains of the young man, the researchers also found the remains of a dog. The evidence also showed that the area had been struck by several tsunamis related to the Thera eruption. Radiocarbon dating of materials surrounding the remains showed them to be from a time no earlier than 1612 BC. The researchers also found damaged walls, rubble, sediment and ash, all evidence of multiple tsunamis. They also found evidence of what they describe as misshapen pits—likely created by people looking for victims shortly after the tsunamis struck. The remains of the young man were found pushed up against a retaining wall, positioned in a way familiar to those who have worked on tsunami search efforts in modern times.

[SunkenCiv]

The rest of the Thera keyword, sorted, probably some chaff in here:

• Therasia: the new excavation finds from the prehistoric settlement [11/07/2021]
• The mystery of the 'blue monkeys' in ancient Grecian frescoes, solved [04/27/2020]
• Tree rings could pin down Thera volcano eruption date [03/30/2020]
• Ancient monkey painting suggests Bronze Age Greeks travelled widely [02/04/2020]
• Santorini volcano explosion dates changed: Piece of olive tree found on Thirasia changes everything [10/22/2018]
• Important new finds discovered at Akrotiri prehistoric settlement on Santorini island [10/15/2018]
• Dating the Ancient Minoan Eruption of Thera Using Tree Rings [08/16/2018]
• Fat tourists leave Greek island donkeys CRIPPLED [07/31/2018]
• No Volcanic Winter In East Africa From Ancient Toba (Super-Volcano) Eruption [02/13/2018]
• The Lost City of Atlantis May Be Hiding in Plain Sight [09/02/2015]
• Enormous monolith, carved 9350 years ago, found under Mediterranean Sea [08/08/2015]
• Aegean Sea: CO2 opalescent pools found at site of volcanic eruption that wiped out Minoan... [07/18/2015]
• World's Oldest Weather Report Found on 3500-Year-Old Stone in Egypt [09/04/2014]
• Greek Island of Santorini Volcano Erupted in 16th Century [03/22/2014]
• Ancient city of Iasos rises out of the ashes [09/30/2013]
• Modern Humans in India Earlier Than Previously Thought? [09/15/2013]
• Fossil Insects Tweak Date of Deadly "Atlantis" Eruption [08/25/2013]
• Archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findings [06/13/2013]
• Toba super-volcano catastrophe idea 'dismissed' [05/02/2013]
• Which volcanoes impacted ancient climate? Sulphur tells the story [02/14/2013]
• Atlantis: The Evidence [ Thera, Crete, the usual modern myths ] [05/20/2012]
• The tsunamis of Olympia [07/08/2011]
• Nebra sky disk discarded because of volcanic ash, scientists say [08/23/2010]
• New analysis on problems between archaeology and pharaonic chronology, based on radiocarbon dating [06/17/2010]
• Biblical plagues really happened say scientists [ Thera, global warming, yada yada yada ] [03/30/2010]
• 'Pompeii-Like' Excavations Tell Us More About Toba Super-Eruption [03/04/2010]
• In the Mediterranean, Killer Tsunamis From an Ancient Eruption [11/05/2009]
• Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii, in six parts
  • Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii - part 1 [of 6] [11/01/2009]
  • Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii - part 2 [07/07/2013]
  • Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii - part 3 [07/20/2013]
  • Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii -- part 4 [07/21/2013]
  • Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii - part 5 [07/22/2013]
  • Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii - part 6 [07/25/2013]
• A Storm in Egypt during the Reign of Ahmose [The Tempest Stele] [11/01/2009]
• Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely To Strike Israel, Geo-archaeological Research Suggests [10/26/2009]
• Real Tsunami May Have Inspired Legend of Atlantis [10/10/2009]
• Did Noah's Flood start in the Carmel? [12/10/2008]
• Did Noah's Flood start in the Carmel? [12/10/2008]
• Did Noah's Flood start in the Carmel? [12/10/2008]
• Thera eruption in 1613 BC [12/03/2008]
• 'Virtual archaeologist' reconnects fragments of an ancient civilization [ Thera ] [08/15/2008]
• Greek archaeological site reburied [ Akrotiri Santorini ] [08/04/2008]
• Pumace As A Time Witness (Archaeology) [06/23/2008]
• Tsunami Or Melting Glaciers: What Caused Ancient Atlit To Sink? [06/04/2008]
• Did a Tsunami Wipe Out a Cradle of Western Civilization? [01/15/2008]
• Layers of mystery: Archaeologists look to the earth for Minoan fate [11/03/2007]
• Greece Is The Word For Volcanoes (Thera) [08/25/2007]
• Super-Eruption: No Problem (Toba) [07/06/2007]
• The wave that destroyed Atlantis [Destroyed by a giant tsunami?] [04/22/2007]
• A Culture Shaped By Natural Disasters (Thera/Akrotiri) [01/16/2007]
• GEOPHYSICS: Ancient Cataclysm Marred the Med [12/09/2006]
• Landslide At Mt. Etna Generated A Large Tsunami In The Mediterranean Sea Nearly 8,000 Years Ago [11/29/2006]
• Viewer Beware: The Exodus Decoded [ Jacobovici response to BAR review] [08/31/2006]
• Santorini Eruption Much larger Than Originally Believed [08/23/2006]
• 'Exodus Decoded' seeks 'plausible explanation' for Biblical events [08/19/2006]
• 'Decoding' the Bible (Movie: Exodus Decoded) [07/13/2006]
• Documentary Sets New Date For Exodus [07/03/2006]
• Explorer Ballard heads exploration of undersea volcano [05/19/2006]
• Ancient Volcano, Seeds And Treerings, Suggest Rewriting Late Bronze Age Mediterranean History (More) [04/29/2006]
• Olive branch solves a Bronze Age mystery [04/28/2006]
• ARCHAEOLOGY: New Carbon Dates Support Revised History of Ancient Mediterranean [04/27/2006]
• Director posits proof of biblical Exodus [04/14/2006]
• Unprecedented mathematical knowledge found in (Minoan) Bronze Age wall paintings. [03/02/2006]
• Ireland Is Lost Island of Atlantis, Says Scientist [08/06/2004]
• New Ice-Core Evidence Challenges the 1620s age for the Santorini (Minoan) Eruption [07/29/2004]
• Alaska Volcano West of Anchorage Stirs After 12-Year Slumber [07/28/2004]
• 50 Ancient Tombs Uncovered (1400BC, Crete) [07/18/2004]
• Memory in Ruins [Biblical Archaeology] [12/01/2003]
• Will We Ever Find Atlantis? [11/16/2003]
• SCIENTISTS REVISIT AN AEGEAN ERUPTION FAR WORSE THAN KRAKATOA [10/24/2003]
• Debate Erupts Anew: Did Thera's Explosion Doom Minoan Crete? [10/23/2003]
• Signs Of An Eruption [08/29/2003]
• Biblical Plagues and Parting of Red Sea caused by Volcano [11/11/2002]

[SunkenCiv]

One of *those* topics.

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SteveH.

[AndyTheBear]

Headline is not plausible. Skeletons are already dead and can’t be killed.

[al baby]

What about Ann Coulter?

[4Liberty]

[alternatives?]

Was he vaccinated?

[Darksheare]

Well, the skeleton was mindin’ itself all alone like on the beach while focusing on bleaching in the sun when this positively ancient tsunami shows up to mug ‘im like.
He resists and hey bwammo, he gets obliterated so badly even a we doggo skeleton gets elbow dropped.
Witnesses of course did nothing, they wandered off.
But there’s still an ancient tsunami out there mugging skeletons on beaches!

/ Kidding. Worse if you imagine the above in an Aussie accent.

[texas booster]

In the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey near Izmir.

Probably caught every tsunami ever thrust in the Mediterranean Sea.

[Rufii]

He might have died in the tidal wave generated by the eruption of the Santorini super-volcano, which happened around 1620 BC.

[texas booster]

What Really Happened in the Thera Super Eruption

Same story written slightly differently.

Among other things, it was unclear exactly when the volcano erupted. So far, experts have assumed the 16th or 17th century BC. Earlier studies focused primarily on deposits of pumice stone, ash and loose lava fragments, write the researchers from Turkey, Israel and Austria.

In contrast, they draw their conclusions mainly from the tsunami deposits in the city of Cesme-Baglararasi. The then regional center is located west of Izmir on a headland on the Turkish west coast about 230 kilometers from the volcano. In the deposits, the team found the first documented alleged victims of the flood disaster – two skeletons, of a young man and a dog.

After analyzing layers of the earth containing residues from marine life such as lagoon cockles (Cerastoderma glaucum) and limpets (patella), the team assumes that the site was hit by several tsunami waves at the time. The researchers also conclude from the one-sided alignment of the rubble that the destruction came from tsunamis and not from earthquakes.

For example, parts of the fortress wall and adjacent houses were washed inland. Isolated deep pits within the tsunami layers therefore testify that people were looking for survivors and dead in the rubble. “The human skeleton was about three feet below such a pit, suggesting that it was too deep to be found and was therefore (probably unknowingly) left behind.”

Lots of conjecture in the writing, but they tell a good story from the rubble left behind.

[\/\/ayne]

[Tallguy]

[Artemis Webb]

Modern special effects companies have gazillion terabyte computers that can do anything. But for me the high point of special effects bad assery is Ray Harryhausen’s skeleton warriors in Jason and the Argonauts.

[\/\/ayne]

You know it!

[SunkenCiv]

/rimshot

[SunkenCiv]

Lots of conjecture in the writing...

Yup.

[Red Badger]

TRIPINDICULAR AND FAR OUT, MAN!....................