The volcanic ash from the Santorini volcano covered the Minoan city at Akrotiri of Thera, helping to preserve its structures and artifacts. The excavation work to recover the ruins of Akrotiri was ...

British archaeologist Arthur Evans discovered extensive ruins on Crete in ... the island of Thera (modern-day Santorini) is one of the best preserved of these Minoan settlements.

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 ...

Does the volcanic island of Santorini provide clues about the fabled ... the archaeologist who discovered Knossos and the Minoan civilisation. While excavating this site, Sir Arthur Evans lived ...

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 ...

Santorini, the jewel of the Aegean, is the ultimate destination for a dreamy escape. With its iconic white-washed buildings, ...

Santorini’s landscape was shaped by the Minoan eruption of 1600 B.C., one of history’s most powerful volcanic events. Some believe it inspired the legend of Atlantis. A 2024 study found that ...

destroying a large part of the island and giving Santorini its current shape. The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan civilization which had flourished in ...

Picturesque Santorini was famously formed around a sunken caldera, the remains of a massive volcanic eruption in 1600 BC which devastated the ancient Minoan civilization.