Evidence Of Catastrophe That Ended An Ancient Civilisation | BBC Timestamp

What can ancient Irish trees and sulphuric acid in Greenland tell us about the catastrophic volcanic eruption at Thera (modern-day Santorini) 3,500 years ago?

Traditionally, the disappearance of certain ancient civilisations has been left to the theologians and historians to explain. Now, science is rewriting history, reviving the stories of lost civilisations and the cataclysmic events that destroyed them.

From Ancient Apocalypse (2001). Watch on iPlayer in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...

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