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Akrotiri (prehistoric city) was destroyed in the Theran eruption, in the 16th century BC, and buried and preserved in ash
Sleeping volcanosThere is a variety of evidence about the eruption that destroyed Akrotiri. It probably ocured between 1620 and 1530 BC. Did you know? Records in material cultures, and unusual growth patterns of tree rings actually suggest there could have been multiple eruptions. HistoryA small fishing and farming village. The earliest neolithic evidence in Akrotiri…