'Hunter-gatherers must have gazed in horror': What would Toba's supereruption have been like for our ancient relatives?
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'Hunter-gatherers must have gazed in horror': What would Toba's supereruption have been like for our ancient relatives?

In this adapted extract‚ from Mountains of Fire: The Menace‚ Meaning‚ and Magic of Volcanoes‚ volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer looks at the supereruption of Toba 74‚000 years ago‚ and how our ancient ancestors might have witnessed this catastrophe.