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To: OldNewYork
Santorini Volcano is one of many theories.
8 posted on 06/16/2011 9:55:10 AM PDT by Palter (Celebrate diversity .22, .223, .25, 9mm, .32 .357, 10mm, .44, .45, .500)
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To: Palter
Santorini Eruption Much larger Than Originally Believed

Biblical Plagues and Parting of Red Sea caused by Volcano

10 posted on 06/16/2011 10:28:29 AM PDT by blam
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To: Palter

Thanks, I’d heard of that, but only in relation to Atlantis. For that, I actually favour the Black Sea Flood theory, though there could of course be overlap in flood tales.

What was interesting for me about the map was that it was showing the Balkans and Thracian (?) Black Sea area as the areas the Sea Peoples at least passed through on their way into the Eastern Mediterranean - I’d only associated them with places of origin like Cyprus without ever having an answer to the question of where they had come from to get to Cyprus. If the map is true, or close to it, it’s hard to see how Santorini would have been motivating their migrations and raids, although it surely would have affected them and the peoples they came into contact with. Maybe its ash caused their distant crops or food sources to fail?


12 posted on 06/16/2011 10:55:36 AM PDT by OldNewYork
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