The Destruction of Jericho The Bible describes the Exodus as aperiod of 40 years that began with plagues in Egypt and ended withthe destruction of Jericho. Archeologists seeking to establish theexact dates of these events have proposed that the plaguescoincided with a huge eruption of the volcano Thera in the AegeanSea Radiocarbon dating of blackened grains from the site of ancientJericho provides a date of 1315 BC +/- 13 years for the fall of thecity. What is the relative amount of 14C in the oldgrain vs. the new grain in 2007 AD
(At/Ao)2007 AD =?
