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Re: [b-hebrew] Timing of Thera volcano

From: Banyai AT t-online.de (Michael Banyai)
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Timing of Thera volcano
Date: 25 Aug 2004 06:11 GMT

Dora Smith wrote:
> Well, the consensus is it was MOST LIKELY between 1628 and 1580 BC. Could
> have been as late as 1520.

Hardly at all. What do we need serious scientifical dating methods to, if one
comes afterwards and says, it could have been as well yesterday? One could
correctly formulate: 1520 is a very unlikely date according to the data we
now have.

Best regards,

Bányai Michael

Re: [b-hebrew] Timing of Thera volcano, Kevin W. Woodruff, 08/24/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Timing of Thera volcano, Kevin W. Woodruff, 08/24/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Timing of Thera volcano, Dora Smith, 08/24/2004
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Timing of Thera volcano, Michael Banyai, 08/25/2004