The Maddaloni/X-6 eruption stands out as one of the major events during the Late Pleistocene at Campi Flegrei

The Maddaloni/X-6 eruption stands out as one of the major events during the Late Pleistocene at Campi Flegrei

The Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) is among the most productive volcanoes of the Mediterranean area. However, the volcanic history preceding the VEI 7 Campanian Ignimbrite eruption (~40 ka) is still poorly constrained. Here, we use a tephra dispersal model to reconstruct the eruption source parameters of the Maddaloni/X-6 eruption (~109 ka), one of the most widespread Late Pleistocene Mediterranean marker tephra from Campi Flegrei. Our results su…

Submerged Roman Era Villa Re-emerges from Lake Fusaro, Italy

Lake Fusaro, Italy. Credit: Mentnafunangann / CC BY-SA 3.0 An ancient Roman villa has emerged from Lake Fusaro, near Naples, Italy, as shifting land continues to reshape the region. This rare discovery was made possible by geological forces that have lifted the ground, revealing long-submerged ruins. The town of Bacoli is located in a volatile volcanic zone, part of the larger Phlegraean Fields, an area known for its unstable terrain. For centur…

If you think modern hedonism is something exceptional, you should take a look at what is emerging from Lake Fusaro. This is not a metaphor: these are real Roman walls that have literally re-emerged from the water thanks to a geological quirk. Bradyseism, this volcanic phenomenon that makes the ground rise and fall like a slow breathing of the earth (and keeps me awake at night, since I live in the Campi Flegrei), has brought to light what the po…

Ancient Roman Villa Reemerges from Lake Fusaro Due to Geological Uplift

Image Credit : Josi Gerardo Della Ragione, the Mayor of Bacoli A remarkable Roman villa complex has begun to surface from the waters of Lake Fusaro in Italy, a phenomenon attributed to geological uplift caused by bradyseism. This rare event is offering archaeologists a unique opportunity to study ancient Roman architecture that has remained submerged for centuries.The Geological Phenomenon Behind the DiscoveryLake Fusaro, located in Bacoli withi…