Questo articolo permette di fare alcune considerazioni scientificamente fondate su quali siano le tracce reali ed evidenti che un maremoto (gli anglosassoni usano il termine giapponese 'tsunami', perché non ne possiedono uno bello quanto quello italiano) riesce sempre a lasciare dopo il proprio passaggio, per quanto lontano nel tempo.
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| Carta della zona di Imbros: si vede bene che l'isola si trovi lungo la linea di faglia Anatolica Settentrionale (una delle molte linee sismologicamente attive, le cui azioni distruttive furono attribite ai Popoli del Mare...). [Credito: Wiki] |
L'isola di Imbros - prima greca ed oggi turca - fu scossa da un terremoto, 4700 anni fa.
I lavori archeologici risalgono al triennio 2006/2008.
Le stratigrafie e le ceramiche fanno risalire l'evento al 2680 a.C.
Il terremoto è stimato essere stato di forza 6.5 Richter: ha creato un'onda di maremoto che ha invaso la terra per una distanza di circa 1.5 km.
La zona è stata abbandonata dai locali per un certo tempo e poi ripopolata.
L'episodio non fu registrato per iscritto ed è certamente precedente al periodo 'dei Popoli
del Mare': ma è perfettamente coerente con quanto accadde anche in seguito.
A dimostrazione del fatto che responsabile fu sempre la medesima "Ira degli Dei", senza alcun aiuto umano...
Traces of ancient tsunami discovered in Imbros
Archaeological work on the former Greek island of Imbros (now Turkish Gökçeada) has revealed that an earthquake occurred in the region 4,700 years ago, followed by a tsunami.
The tsunami evidently swept some 1400 metres over the island of Imbros. Ceramic finds date the tsunami to 2680 BC. [Credit: Hurriyet]
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Geology Department Professor Doğan Perinçek said they had found the traces of the earthquake and tsunami during works between 2006 and 2008.
Gökçek made a statement June 2 after an earthquake measuring 6.5 that occurred on May 24 in the region. He said both he and Professor Halime Hüryılmaz had found traces of an earthquake that occurred in 2680 B.C. following work in the area of Yenibademli (Greek Glyki).
“The earthquake broke the walls of the settlements. There is also data that it created a tsunami. We have found the sediments of a tsunami in the region as well as a layer of earth of sand including fossils of sea creatures.
Ceramics that were found right below the tsunami sediments date back to 2680 B.C.
This is why the earthquake and tsunami occurred before this date, which means it was 4,700 years ago,” he said.
Broken walls at Yenibademli (Greek Glyki)
[Credit: Hurriyet]
“Tsunami waves hit the lower coasts.
Yenibademli partly or totally remained under water because of the tsunami.
The district was abandoned by locals but they returned sometime later,” he added. Perinçek said Gökçeada was located right next to the Northern Anatolia fault line.
Information about some earthquakes can be seen in some historical documents, but the temblor to hit the island almost 5,000 years ago was not recorded, he said. “The only record is the geological traces that we can observe here.
Since Gökçeada is located next to the fault line, it is natural that earthquakes occur in the region,” he said.
Source: Hurriyet Daily News [June 02, 2014]
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