The eruption of Thera has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, though?

This makes it six times larger than the pyroclastic flow deposits of the Minoan eruption and ten times larger than those of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption of 22 January 2022." ...

The city of Akrotiri on the island of Thera (modern-day Santorini) is one of the best preserved of these Minoan settlements. A volcanic eruption around the 16th century B.C. buried Akrotiri under ...

The Minoan eruption of Santorini is reckoned to have been one of the biggest volcanic eruptions since the beginning of civilisation. Only the eruption of Tambura, Indonesia in 1815 was bigger.

Did the eruption of Thera (Santorini) affect the ancient Egyptians? This article examines the evidence from archaeology and ...

At its center is the currently active Kameni volcano, whose peaks form the islands of Palea Kameni (Old Burnt Island) and Nea Kameni (New Burnt Island). The archipelago was formed after the ...

Professor Spyridon Mannatos published a now classic article in the British periodical Antiquity, entitled "The Volcanic Destruction of Minoan Crete." His thesis was that the eruption of Thera in ...

The major highlight of the festival is the recreation of the volcanic eruption on Santorini. That famous Minoan Eruption occurred in the area around 1600BC, Santorini volcano eruption, which occurred ...

Its last eruption occurred in 1950. Santorini Volcano impresses with its size, the diameter of its crater reaches 1 680 meters, and height is 130 meter. Santorini Mountain disappeared as a result of ...

Avoid the crowds that cram the Venetian harbour and narrow cobbled shopping streets of Chania in summer. By late September, ...

Sarah Souli This fascinating archaeological site was first discovered in the late 1860s but its buildings date back to earlier than 17th century B.C. This former Minoan outpost, which, according ...