5309200 Woodblock engraving depicting the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by an earthquake, showing Lot\'s wife being turned to a pillar of salt; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by an earthquake, showing Lot\'s wife being turned to a pillar of salt. There is evidence of an extensive earthquake in the area at this date, and the legend of fire and brimstone could well have arisen from the escape of petroleum gases. A pillar of salt named "Lot\'s wife" is located near the Dead Sea at Mount Sodom in Israel. Dated 15th century); Universal History Archive/UIG.