PhysOrg.com [USA], December 2, 2011
For many, the story of Pompeii defines what happens when a volcano
erupts: It destroys everything in its path and kills everyone who cannot
escape. But nearly a millennium ago, a very different scenario played
out just north of the modern-day city of Flagstaff in the Arizona
desert. Here, the local Sinagua peoples survived the eruption of the
powerful Sunset Crater volcano and adapted to a changed landscape to
forge a more complex society and higher standard of living. "They were
much better evolved to deal with the volcano than we are," said
archaeologist Mark Elson of Desert Archaeology, a Tucson firm that helps
preserve ancient sites. By studying how the Sinagua adapted, Elson
thinks we could learn better ways to cope with such massive catastrophes
as Hurricane Katrina and the Great Plains floods.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-volcanic-destruction.html
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