University of Arizona. (2018, August 15). Dating the ancient Minoan eruption of Thera using tree rings. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 08 ...

Minoan eruption survey improves volcanic risk assessments GEOMAR study provides new insights into the largest volcanic eruption in Europe in the last 10,000 years ...

A petrology study of the Bronze Age 'Minoan' eruption on the Greek island of Santorini finds that the sub-volcanic magma reservoir was recharged in spurts during the decades to months that ...

The decline of the Minoan civilization began around 1550 BCE, with theories suggesting causes such as Mycenaean invasions and the large volcanic eruption of Santorini.

Minoan culture, the dominant civilization in the Mediterranean at the time, crumbled as a result of the eruption, historians believe, changing the political landscape of the ancient world ...

During the Minoan eruption, the volcano on what is now Santorini spewed ash and rocky debris up to hundreds of kilometers around. It was one of the largest eruptions in recorded history, ...

A cataclysmic eruption at the Greek isle of Santorini about 3,600 years ago that spewed forth up to 14.3 cubic miles of lava devastated the ancient seafaring Minoan civilization, potentially ...

The last caldera-forming eruption at Santorini, known as the Minoan eruption, occurred in 1600 B.C. and blew the top off what was then one island, leaving behind the present-day archipelago.

Thera's explosive eruption on Santorini more than 3,400 years ago buried the Minoan settlement on the island in a layer of ash and pumice more than 130 feet (40 meters) deep.