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Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here's How Close They Got

Source: Gizmodo · Published Sep 29, 2026, 10:50 PM · 4 views

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Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks.

Here's How Close They Got Gizmodo 2,000-year-old Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii helps scientists date Earth’s history more precisely Archaeology News Online Magazine Pompeii's destruction helps calibrate volcanic dating to within decades Phys.org Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old eruption just gave scientists a better clock for Earth’s past ScienceDaily Pompeii Is Helping Scientists Sharpen the Clocks Used to Date Earth’s History ZME Science

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