One species has proved more useful . '' B. rufipes '' was found inside jars of Spanish vetchling ( '' Lathyrus clymenus '' ) seeds in the ruins of Akrotiri , a settlement on the island of Santorini destroyed in the Minoan eruption of its volcano . The inhabitants used the vetchling seeds for food . Charred remains of '' B. rufipes '' , a pest of the plant , were recovered from the jars and the chitin was successfully radiocarbon dated , providing evidence that the date of the eruption was between 1744 and 1538 BC
Minoan eruption
Minoan eruption
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