The thing with a dormant or extinct volcano is that it just looks like another mountain. The Romans in Pompeii were surprised as all fuck when Vesuvius showed its stuff. It is not as if they didn't know that there were volcanoes; Etna on Sicily and Stromboli off the coast were active but Vesuvius was a major revelation.
Certainly true that the Jordan Valley is a tectonic hot spot but it seems to be earthquakes ( such as the one which leveled Jericho ) more than volcanic action which does most of the damage. I can't even find an estimate of the last time those volcanoes erupted.
Certainly true that the Jordan Valley is a tectonic hot spot but it seems to be earthquakes ( such as the one which leveled Jericho ) more than volcanic action which does most of the damage. I can't even find an estimate of the last time those volcanoes erupted.
