A boy and his dog

Thera! Always nice to have some Thera information. Here it is a story of a boy and his dog. Looks like a tragedy.

These two were not found in that island lately consecrated to Saint Irene. They were found in coastal Anatolia. And I do mean, in. The problem with making sense of tsunami leavings is that they churn up the soil. It also is evident here that the soil was laid down in waves (as it were). Several tsunamis (or whatever that plural is) hit this place, and then the survivors came back to dig up the remains. Many manmade pits are here with, one must assume, dog assistance. But then one more, later, tsunami struck. This, I suspect, did for the boy and his dog, looking for their relatives.

You can read it all on PNAS for free, ahead of time, because it's dated 4 January. So, foreposted; I'm backposting this one.

After that last kick in the pants the site was not repopulated for another hundred years. I cannot say I blame them.

As for dating Thera... well, the context isn't exactly good for that, for obvious reasons. They can report that 1612 BC is a hard date for a minimum. Baillie's retraction holds strong.

BACKPOST 12/30. Bit on the nose. Pray for us.