See also Akrotiri . Akrotiri is the name of an excavation site of an Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. 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 17th century BC, and as a result is remarkably well-preserved.

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  • See also Akrotiri . Akrotiri is the name of an excavation site of an Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. 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 17th century BC, and as a result is remarkably well-preserved. Frescoes, pottery, furniture, advanced drainage systems and three-storey buildings have been discovered at the site. 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. (en)
  • Akrotiri was een havenstad in de Griekse Oudheid op het tegenwoordige Thera of Santorini. Deze stad werd verwoest door een vulkaanexplosie; tegenwoordig zijn overblijfselen te zien op archeologische werkplaatsen op Santorini. (nl)
  • Akrotiri (griechisch Ακρωτήρι) ist eine archäologische Ausgrabungs</b>stätte im Süden der griechischen Insel Santorin . Im Jahr 1967 entdeckte der Archäologe Spyridon Marinatos eine bronzezeitliche Stadt, mit herausragenden Fresken, die in ihrer Blütezeit durch einen Vulkanausbruch verschüttet und so für über 3500 Jahre konserviert wurde. Der exzellente Erhaltungszustand erlaubt Einblicke in die Sozial-, Wirtschaftsgeschichte und Kulturgeschichte der Bronzezeit. Die Ausgrabungsstätte ist nach dem heutigen Dorf Akrotiri benannt. Es liegt oberhalb der Ausgrabung auf einem Hügel aus den ältesten Vulkangesteinen der Insel und wird von der Ruine einer Burganlage aus der Zeit der venezianischen Herrschaft (1204–1537) geprägt. (de)
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  • See also Akrotiri . Akrotiri is the name of an excavation site of an Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. 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 17th century BC, and as a result is remarkably well-preserved. (en)
  • Akrotiri was een havenstad in de Griekse Oudheid op het tegenwoordige Thera of Santorini. (nl)
  • Akrotiri (griechisch Ακρωτήρι) ist eine archäologische Ausgrabungs</b>stätte im Süden der griechischen Insel Santorin . (de)
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  • Akrotiri (Santorini) (nl)
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  • Akrotiri (Santorin) (de)
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