Then it all came crashing down, due in large part to a natural disaster: the Thera Volcanic … This program, along with a more traditional 'Timewatch' documentary, argued that the eruption in roughly 1600 B.C. Specialists always wanted to know the exact time this disaster took place, as it would be a very helpful tool in dating archaeological sites of the same era with greater accuracy. Many people have questioned this claim, primarily because there are no Egyptian records that make any reference to such a momentous event or to the … Re: tree ring dating of the eruption of Thera Post by helicon » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:50 pm I have to bone up more on this topic, I have seen a documentary on Thera, but this new research is very interesting.
Evidence that the Biblical plagues and the parting of the Red Sea were natural events rather than myths or miracles is to be presented in a new documentary. A recent BBC docu-drama called 'Atlantis' recreated the last days of the Bronze Age civilisation on the island of Thera (now known as Santorini), that I've meant to blog about for a while now. During the “Aegean Apocalypse” all major civilizations in this area fell and were replaced by new ones lead by the “Sea People” from the North. The Natural Disaster Behind the Legend of Atlantis. The volcanic pollution allegedly contaminated the Nile River, coloring it red (with the appearance of blood).This, in turn, drove the frogs onto the land.Dying frogs attracted flies and lice, which then transmitted disease to cattle and humans alike, thus producing boils, and ultimately, fatalities.Finally, the force launched by the eruption reputedly generated a tidal wave that “parted” the Red Sea, hence … Documentary Tube. During the second millennium BC, the Minoans, based out of the Mediterranean island of Crete, created history’s first naval trade empire. So far, the eruption … Dating the eruption of the Thera volcano is a long-standing debate. formed the foundation of Plato's description of Atlantis.For me, however, the more interesting part of … They also developed a particularly sophisticated and advanced civilization for that day and age. The eruption of the Thera volcano was an event that changed/re-shaped the Aegean and the entire Eastern Mediterranean. Thera — today Santorini — erupted in 1,560 BC and destroyed Minoans on Crete There is another documentary called the “Aegean Apocalypse” which took place in 1200BC, 400 years after the massive volcanic eruption of Thera. Relatively mild, about 1/6 the size of Thera, 1600 BCE.]

The Bible tells us that 600,000 adult Israelite men together with their families left Egypt (according to rabbinical sources) in 1313 BCE. [The eruption of Pinatubo in the Philippines, 12 June 1991.

Minoan civilisation was wiped out by the devastating Thera volcanic eruption exactly 3,580 years ago, study claims.