Tephrochronology is the study of volcanic ash (tephra) beds for the purpose of correlating
and dating volcanic and other geologic events. Large magnitude silicic eruptions can …

The≈ 74kyr BP “super-eruption” of Toba volcano in Sumatra is the largest known
Quaternary eruption. On the basis of preserved deposits, the eruption magnitude has been …

The Youngest Toba Tuff (YTT) eruption, which occurred in Indonesia 74,000 years ago, is
one of Earth's largest known volcanic events. The effect of the YTT eruption on existing …

The most explosive volcanic event of the Quaternary was the eruption of Mt. Toba, Sumatra,
75,000 y ago, which produced voluminous ash deposits found across much of the Indian …

The Toba Caldera in Indonesia is one of the most remarkable volcanic features formed
during Quaternary geologic time. Its rich history of research for over a century has yielded …

The cooling effects of historic volcanic eruptions on world climate are well known but the
impacts of even bigger prehistoric eruptions are still shrouded in mystery. The eruption of …

During the Late Pleistocene, anatomically modern humans (AMH) dispersed out of Africa
across the continents. Their routes obeyed the limitations placed on any large terrestrial …

Luminescence dating has a proud history of association with archaeology, beginning almost
half a century ago. The subsequent decades of research have seen a range of …

A controversy currently exists regarding the number of Toba eruptive events represented in
the tephra occurrences across peninsular India. Some claim the presence of a single bed …

India is located at a critical geographic crossroads for understanding the dispersal of Homo
sapiens out of Africa and into Asia and Oceania. Here we report evidence for long-term …