Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here’s How Close They Got by Margherita Bassi from Gizmodo on 2026-09-29 20:50 (#78QHZ) According to Pliny the Younger, Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24th, 79 CE. That date is now helping geochronologists modify a common mineral dating technique.
