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The excavation at Akrotiri on Thera
In 1939 Professor Spyridon Marinatos (1901-1974) put forward the Theory that the Therian eruption brought on the end of the Minoan civilization in Crete. His excavations at Akrotiri (1967-1974) revealed the well-preserved Cycladic settlement of the sixteenth century BC, with multi-storeyed builiding and an abundance of artifacts. Marinatos' research at Akrotiri was his life's work and a landmark in Aegean archaeology. Although his theory of the devastation of Minoan civilization by the Theran eruption could not be proven, his fascinating discoveries most vividly illustrate a society that was open to foreign contacts and influence, while maintainng its own tadition and character. Since 1974, the Akrotiri excavations are directed by Prodessor Christos Doumas
National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
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