(17-05-2019, 12:03 AM)julian wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I must say I did like some of the ideas in Cheshire's paper, especially the volcano bit - was that an original interpretation?
No, not at all. Almost from the beginning of VMS research people have suggested some of the imagery on the "map" folio might be volcanoes.
As for Cheshire's specific references to the Naples area, well, it's a volcanic area so it's natural to consider it if one is talking about volcanoes (as are Sicily, Damascus, and other areas). I blogged about the Naples area before he released his papers, so it's not a new idea.
As for his idea of Rotums 8 and 9 being places people went while fleeing the eruption, that might be original, I'm not sure, but the text he "decoded" really doesn't refer to volcanoes (he mostly read that into it). According to his "translation" there are more references to the sea and seaports than there are to volcanoes, so even his own interpretation is a bit at odds with his assessment of the imagery.