A skeleton of a man who was a victim of the Santorini volcano -- and his dog -- were found this week by archaeologists in ...

In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

This tiny museum in the heart of Thera houses frescoes and other archaeological treasures found during the excavation of Ancient Akrotiri, which was destroyed by the volcanic eruption that ...

Civilization 7 includes twelve Natural Wonders, which players can settle near to benefit from a range of unique and powerful ...

This island archipelago north of Athens offers the best attributes of the Aegean without the crowds or commoditized Hellenism ...

The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...

The city was later destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption ... and other artifacts found at Ancient Akrotiri, be sure to visit the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira. Ancient Akrotiri is ...

Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.

Five thousand years ago, a massive volcanic eruption dimmed the sun over northern ... Archaeologists discovered these enigmatic ancient stones on the island of Bornholm, 150 km south-east of ...

Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption arguably took place in AD ... cotta vases that were used to hold wine and oil in ancient Roman times. The discovery has been hailed as a 'complete novelty ...

“Significant tephra deposition at archaeological sites at these distances suggests an explosive eruption of sufficient magnitude to impact human societies.” The "Gate of the Sun" at the ...

This is well-documented in written sources from ancient ... An eruption that must have had equally devastating consequences for the Neolithic peoples who lived in Northern Europe at the time ...