After the famous Minoan eruption, when was Santorini resettled? Thankfully, archaeological and historical evidence provides ...

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 island got its current shape via the Minoan eruption in 1600 B.C. — one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history, according to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York.

Known as the Minoan eruption, it occurred around 1600 B.C. and destroyed much of the formerly round island. The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan ...

The area on the island of Negros around Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, was still under evacuation orders from an eruption in December. There were no ...

A massive eruption around 3,600 years ago, known as the Minoan eruption, reshaped the island. It changed the landscape and ...

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 ...