SANTORINI BEFORE THE MINOAN ERUPTION: THE SHIP FRESCO FROM AKROTIRI – A GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH*

Walter L. Friedrich; Annette Højen Sørensen; Samson Katsipis

SANTORINI BEFORE THE MINOAN ERUPTION: THE SHIP FRESCO FROM AKROTIRI – A GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH*

Walter L. Friedrich, Annette Højen Sørensen, Samson Katsipis

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Abstract

Conclusions
Several detailed geological observations in the landscape of Santorini enable us to claim that the two harbour towns were located on the inner side of the caldera wall on the island of Thera prior to the Minoan Eruption. This hypothesis is in agreement with the excavation sites of Balos and Raos. The painted landscape in the fresco is highly comparable to what is seen in the two harbour sites discussed above. The water-ﬁlled caldera gave the inhabitants additional advantages: several natural harbours, good ﬁshing grounds, and mineral resources.
This new interpretation enables us to claim that the fresco shows a joyful scene where the inhabitants of Bronze Age Santorini celebrate the seasonal change in connection with the arrival of life-giving rainwater either at the beginning of spring or at the end of the sailing season in autumn (Pl. CXLVIIc).

Original language	English
Book series	Aegaeum
Volume	37
Pages (from-to)	475 - 479 pl. CXLV -CXLVIIIl
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0776-3808
Publication status	Published - 2014

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SANTORINI BEFORE THE MINOAN ERUPTION: THE SHIP FRESCO FROM AKROTIRI – A GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH* . / Friedrich, Walter L.; Sørensen, Annette Højen; Katsipis, Samson.
In: Aegaeum, Vol. 37, 2014, p. 475 - 479 pl. CXLV -CXLVIIIl.

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