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The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. [2] [3] It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. [4]
The earliest excavations on the island of Santorini were conducted by French geologist F. Fouque in 1867 after some local people found old artifacts at a quarry. Later, in 1895–1900, the digs by German archeologist Baron Friedrich Hiller von Gaertringen revealed the ruins of ancient Thera on Mesa Vouno, which date from the archaic period ...
The eruption occurred during the "Late Minoan IA" period of Minoan chronology at Crete and the "Late Cycladic I" period in the surrounding islands. Archaeological evidence, based on an established chronology of Bronze Age Mediterranean cultures, dated the eruption to around 1500 BC. [ 13 ]
Santorini is also the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history. Known as the Minoan eruption, it occurred around 1,600 B.C. and destroyed much of the formerly round island, giving Santorini its current shape. The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan civilization.
Santorini was shaped by a volcanic eruption more than 3,500 years ago. The volcano remains active but has not erupted since 1950. "Santorini, therefore, was shaped by these geodynamic hazards and ...
Santorini is on what is known as the Hellenic Volcanic Arc - a chain of volcanic islands created by plate tectonics - but the last major eruption was in 1950.
Santorini, which is one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations, sits on top of an active volcano, although it has not erupted since 1950. Scientists don’t expect the earthquakes to ...
Santorini (Thera), Greece, Youngest Caldera: Minoan eruption: 1610 BC ±14 years: 7: 123 km 3 (30 cu mi) of tephra [45] Ended the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri and the Minoan age on Crete: Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula: 1645 BC ±10: 6: more than 50 km 3 (12 cu mi) of tephra [2] Severe global cooling [46] Veniaminof, Alaska Peninsula: 1750 ...