Separating Kamari from Perissa on top of Mesa Vouna is Ancient Thera. This archaeological site, which was first claimed by the Dorians (ancient Greeks) in the 9th century B.C., is home to ruins from ...

The Thera eruption caused massive tsunamis about 3,600 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Roughly 3,600 years ago, the ...

(CN) — Scientists have dug up the first recorded human remains from the ancient Thera volcano eruption, one of the largest eruptions in human history that many historians say fundamentally changed the ...

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 ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to ...

Taking a trip to the Museum of Prehistoric Thera is a great way to finish exploring the ruins of Santorini's ancient cities. This tiny museum in the heart of Thera houses frescoes and other ...

New analyses that use tree rings could settle the long-standing debate about when the volcano Thera erupted by resolving discrepancies between archeological and radiocarbon methods of dating the ...

More than 3,400 years ago, a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Thera took place on the Greek island of Santorini. It was one of the largest volcanic events in Earth's recorded history. The eruption ...