The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...
As residents flee the Greek Island of Santorini after a spate of tremors earlier this month, we look back at a catastrophic ...
A skeleton of a man who was a victim of the Santorini volcano -- and his dog -- were found this week by archaeologists in ...
The ancient eruption may have created a tidal wave which destroyed the Minoan city of Knossos on Crete, and perhaps also gave rise to the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis. The Greek Island ...
Known as the Minoan eruption, it occurred around 1,600 B.C. and destroyed much of the formerly round island, giving Santorini its current shape. The eruption is believed to have contributed to the ...
Archaeologists and scientists connected the violent eruption of the Santorini volcano with the end of the flourishing Minoan civilization, which was one of the most advanced civilizations of the time.