Ancient campsite may show how humans survived volcanic supereruption.
Evidence from an archaeological site in Ethiopia suggests ancient humans
adapted their diet during a dry spell after the Toba volcano eruption 74,000
years ago By Michae Le Page, New Scientist, March 20, 2024
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Massive Eruption Set Human Migration in Motion
Archaeology, Archaeological Institute of America, March 22, 2024
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Surviving a Volcanic Supereruption May Have Facilitated Human Dispersal Out of Africa
UT News, March 20, 2024
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The paywalled paper is:
Kappelman, J., Todd, L.C., Davis, C.A., Cerling, T.E., Feseha, M., Getahun, A., Johnsen, R.,
Kay, M., Kocurek, G.A., Nachman, B.A. and Negash, A., 2024. Adaptive foraging behaviours
in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption. Nature, pp.1-8.
Yours,
Paul H.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)