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THE PLINIAN ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS AROUND 4,000 YEARS AGO – 2,000 YEARS BEFORE THE ONE THAT BURIED THE ROMAN CITY OF POMPEII, PRESERVED THE EARLY BRONZE AGE VILLAGE OF AFRAGOLA IN METRES OF ASH, MUD AND ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS.
....There was also one storage building in the village where all the grains and various agricultural goods and fruits were gathered from nearby woods to be stored. The building caught fire probably due to the arrival of pyroclastic materials and collapsed, carbonising the stored vegetal materials inside.
Bronze Age Campanian Plain was home to a rich diversity of food sources, including a variety of grains and barley, hazelnuts, acorns, wild apples, dogwood, pomegranates, and cornelian cherry, all extraordinarily well-preserved in the aftermath of the volcanic eruption.
The Bronze Age village buried by the Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius
The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 4,000 years ago – 2,000 years before the one that buried the Roman city of Pompeii, preserved the Early Bronze Age village of Afragola in metres of ash, mud and alluvial sediments. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
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This is so cool. They are saying that it happened in the fall and changed the climate for awhile.