Researchers Use Pompeii Eruption to Sharpen Volcanic Dating Accuracy
Researchers have recalibrated argon-argon dating using Pliny the Younger’s eyewitness account of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE.
Researchers have recalibrated argon-argon dating using Pliny the Younger’s eyewitness account of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE.
Researchers have recalibrated argon-argon dating using Pliny the Younger’s 2,000-year-old account of Mount Vesuvius’ destruction of Pompeii, achieving 0.4 percent accuracy and 0.7…