Tree Rings Reveal The Timing Of The Eruption That Destroyed The Minoan Civilization
(WorldNews Environment)

A little over 3,500 years ago, Greece`s Mount Thera erupted, devastating perhaps the era`s greatest civilization and throwing others into chaos. However, archaeologists have been puzzled by contradictory indications of the event`s date, leaving big question marks over the timelines of numerous historical events influenced by this disaster. Now a study of tree rings on the other side of the world may have settled the question. Around 1600 BCE, the Minoan civilization was the most...