The eruption dwarfs even that of Krakatoa, which ejected about 25 cubic km of molten rock, ash and pumice in 1883, killing 40,000 inhabitants of Java and Sumatra in just a few hours. Deadly tsunamis.

The volcanic island of Thera (modern Santorini) in the Aegean Sea depicted during a 19th-century eruption. Archaeologists working more than 100 miles away have found evidence for the Bronze Age ...

Previously, the Thera eruption was thought to have occurred about 1500 B.C.E. However, according to Kristin Romey of National Geographic, ... The pre-Greek culture produced large palaces, ...

The eruption changed the circular shape of Santorini, known then as Strogili, into its present-day crescent form. The island ...

Thera's massive eruption, known to have occurred sometime before 1500 B.C., buried the Minoan town of Akrotiri in more than 130 feet of debris. But the exact date of the eruption and its impact on ...

The eruption of the Thera volcano more than 3,000 years ago is the one of the largest ever witnessed by humans. When it erupted on the island of Santorini in Greece, it buried the ancient Minoan ...

Human and dog remains at Çeşme-Bağlararası are the latest evidence of the Thera eruption and the ensuing tsunami that roared through the Mediterranean. We may earn a commission when you buy ...