We visit the prehistoric Akrotiri — a Bronze Age settlement destroyed by a huge eruption in the 17th century BC, buried
under the volcanic ash, preserving the whole city.
Archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy unearthed perfume - making equipment that had been preserved
under volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, an eruption which devastated the area.
TKF: Ah yes, the Roman town, and its residents, who were completely buried
under volcanic ash.
Not exact matches
Archeologists uncovered the tool underneath eight inches
under a layer of
volcanic ash that dates back to the eruption of Mount St. Helens 15,800 years ago.
Sign up here and start meeting Atlanta singles today!The trouble with living in such a big city is that finding that one - in - a-million person who's just right for you can seem tricky.Only in the 70s the radiocarbon dating method determined the age of a throne found buried
under the
ash: the eruption should have happened in the 1456 BC.Infact this date matches with a hypothesis made by the greek geologist Angelo Galanopulos who analized some episodes of the Bible (The Three Days of Darkness, The Earthquakes, The Parting of the Red Sea) and came to the conclusion that around the 1456 BC a big
volcanic eruption interested the Eastern Mediterranean.
One of Italy's most famous destinations, Pompeii was an ancient Roman city destroyed at the hands of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and buried and preserved
under 4 to 6 metres of
volcanic ashes.
In the fall of 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, covering Pompeii with 82 feet of
volcanic ash in just
under six hours.
Resulting
volcanic ash clouds will be considered a covered reason due to weather and a loss due to the physical eruption of a volcano will be considered a covered reason
under natural disaster.
Resulting
volcanic ash clouds will be considered a covered reason due to weather and loss due to the physical eruption of a volcano will be considered a covered reason
under natural disaster.
According to National Air Traffic Services (NATS),
volcanic ash emitting from the volcano
under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland has caused a significant number of flight cancellations and travel delays across Europe.