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Axel Schmitt proves that stone-age representation of volcano is accurate

A 9,000-year-old painting of an exploding volcano, the oldest ever found, can now be linked to a real-life eruption in Turkey. The towering Hasan Dag volcano erupted 8,970 years ago, plus or minus 640 years, according to Axel Schmitt's analysis of the zircons at the location.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24492-ancient-mural-may-be-first-picture-of-volcanic-blast.html#.UnZx2xB3d3t

Posted on Nov. 3, 2013