THERA, SULPHUR, and CLIMATIC Anomalies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11447064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Manning (0000-0002-6917-0927, University of Reading, corresponding author), Sturt W Manning |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-253 |
| Publication date | 1992-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0092.1992.tb00269.x |
| OpenAlex | W1980051987 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
A major climatic ‘event’is known from the 17th century BC, and some scientists and archaeologists have sought to associate it with the large Late Bronze Age eruption of the Thera volcano in the Aegean. Sulphur production is the key to the climatic impact of a volcanic eruption, and petrologic estimates of the sulphur production of the Thera eruption appeared to show that it was far too small to have caused the climatic event, and, in particular, the 17th century BC sulphuric acid spike in a Greenland ice‐core. However, study of recent eruptions demonstrates that petrologic estimates can be very significant under‐estimations, and so the Theran sulphur production may have been much greater than presently thought. Therefore Thera is again a candidate as the cause of the 17th century BC climatic disturbances, and, from current chronometric evidence, perhaps the best candidate. Further multi‐parameter chronometric research could very soon enable possibilities and probabilities to become more definite
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Climatology · Earth science · Event (particle physics · Geochemistry · Geography · Ice core · Physical geography · Sulfur · Volcano · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Geology
Greenland ice sheet evidence of post-glacial volcanism and its climatic impact
Irish tree rings, Santorini and volcanic dust veils
Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes
The Bronze Age Eruption of Thera
Atlantis
Black Athena
High-Precision Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, AD 1950–500 BC
A Comparison of Methods Used for the Calibration of Radiocarbon Dates
High-Precision Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, 500–2500 bc
High-Precision Decadal Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, AD 1950–2500 BC
Calibration of Radiocarbon Ages by Computer
The Thera Eruption
Absolute Dating of the Aegean Late Bronze Age
Research Notes and Application Reports Dating the Aegean Late Bronze Age With Radiocarbon
The Thera Eruption
Ice‐core Acidity Peaks, Retarded Tree Growth and Putative Eruptions
High-precision radiocarbon chronometry of ancient Egypt, and comparisons with Nubia, Palestine and Mesopotamia
Marking in marker dates
Fallout from the Aegean big bang
A light in the dark
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