Chilling revelations from 1,800-year-old glass 'treasure' in Antarctica

Seven extraordinary pieces of glass found 279 metres below the icy continent of Antarctica have been described by scientists as a "golden" find.

Dr Stephen Piva from the School of Geography, Environment and Earth at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand said the strange glass fragments in the middle of this uninhabited continent were created in 232 AD , from one of the most catastrophic events of humanity.

According to Live Science, it was the Taupō volcano eruption in New Zealand, one of the most terrifying "fire disasters" on Earth in the past 5,000 years.

Sparkling glass was scattered everywhere from New Zealand to the Pacific Ocean, flying all the way to Antarctica after the explosion of the "fire monster" 1,800 years ago - (Photo: James L. Amos).

There is much controversy surrounding the disaster, including its timing and extent. Some tree-ring studies have provided a rough estimate of the year Taupō erupted.

However, seven pieces of glass in Antarctica have actually provided an exact answer about when the incident happened, as well as proving the horror of the disaster.

The glass found in Antarctica is of course not man-made and buried - since Antarctica has no ancient communities - but is "volcanic glass".

Taupō exploded so violently that glass created by the extreme heat and pressure shot as far as West Antarctica, hidden in the ice.

The origin of this terrifying "treasure" is revealed through the composition of the glass fragments. Six of them are glass from the Taupō volcanic eruption.

The seventh piece is even more terrifying, as it represents two explosions. It was created by the Ōruanui volcano, which erupted 25,500 years ago. This piece of glass remained near Ōruanui after the disaster.

However, 1,800 years ago, the Taupō fire monster was so powerful that it tossed up the glass of the previous eruption, sending it flying all the way to the South Pole.

Debris from the same source was also scattered across the North Island of New Zealand, the southwest Pacific Ocean., demonstrating the power of the eruption.

According to data, the Taupō eruption lasted from several days to several weeks, culminating in an extremely powerful lava explosion that devastated an area of ​​20,000 km ² .