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| Destination | Cyclades Islands: Santorini: Akrotiri | |
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Cyclades Islands Santorini Akrotiri |
 Akrotiri
is the name of an excavation site of a Greek
Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of
Santorini, associated with the Minoan
civilization due to close similarities in
artifact and fresco styles[1]. The excavation is
named for a modern Greek village situated on a
hill nearby. The name of the site in antiquity
is unknown. It was buried by a volcanic eruption
in the middle of the second millennium BC[2]
(during the Late Minoan IA period). As a result,
it is remarkably well-preserved. Frescoes[3],
pottery, furniture, advanced drainage systems
and three-storey buildings have been discovered
at the site[4], whose excavation was started in
1967 by Spyridon Marinatos.An ambitious modern roof structure, meant to protect the site, collapsed just prior to its completion in 2005, killing one visitor. No damages were recorded to the antiquities. As a result of this, the site is currently closed to visitors. It was announced in June 2008 that it could remain closed until 2010, at least. Excavated artifacts have been installed in a museum distant from the site (Museum of Prehistoric Thera), with many objects and artworks presented. Only a single gold object has been found, hidden beneath flooring, and no uninterred human skeletal remains have been found. This indicates that an orderly evacuation was performed with little or no loss of life.. |
| Source: Wikipedia.org / Photo: Panoramio.com | ||
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