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To: SunkenCiv

100,000 years ago? Are you sure? I heard they had archeological digs going on at the island and were discovering the ruins of life there a la Pompei.


34 posted on 08/24/2006 8:45:46 AM PDT by wildbill
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To: wildbill
100,000 years ago? Are you sure? I heard they had archeological digs going on at the island and were discovering the ruins of life there a la Pompei.
The ruins of Akrotiri have been excavated on the island, but that hasn't much to do with the formation of the caldera, apart from showing that the caldera was already there when the town was built. :')
36 posted on 08/24/2006 8:57:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Thursday, August 10, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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