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Perivolas Hideaway Villa, Thirassia, Greece

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Piece of οlive tree found on Therasia places Minoan volcano eruption earlier

A piece of olive tree found on Therasia will move the date of the explosion of the Santorini volcano a few decades later than currently estimated.

The wood was found in the area “Kimissi Thirassias”, the prehistoric settlement which lies on a hillside of the island once connected to Thira or Santorini, at least up to the Middle Bronze Age, before the volcano exploded.

The settlement is on top of a hill on the southern side of Therasia, and on the edge of the caldera that existed before the volcano explosion, that is variously dated from 1627 BC to 1600 BC. The wood belongs to the last stratigraphic phase before the explosion, Greek Culture Ministry said in a statement.

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Perivolas Hideaway Villa, Thirassia, Greece

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Perivolas Hideaway Villa, Thirassia, Greece

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Perivolas Hideaway Villa, Thirassia, Greece

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Perivolas Hideaway Villa, Thirassia, Greece

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Thirassia. Santorini

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