Precursory eruptive activity and implied cultural responses to the Late Bronze Age (LBA) eruption of Thera (Santorini, Greece)

The overall timespan from stages (i) to (v) at Akrotiri is considered relatively brief (between months, a season, to a few/several years).

“but the overall timespan, stages (i) to (v), is variously considered relatively brief (between months, a season, to a few/several years) [3,17,46,48,49,51,104,105].”

At Akrotiri, a temporal sequence of stages immediately leading to the eruption is identified: major earthquake, clearance/repair, abandonment, precursory eruptions with four thin pumice layers, and the massive Minoan eruption.

“Excavation and study at Akrotiri has identified a temporal sequence of stages in the period immediately leading to the eruption: (i) major earthquake, (ii) systematic clearance/repair works, (iii) abandonment of the town-presumably because of first signs of volcanic activity or renewed seismicity -removing most portable valuables but leaving stored foodstuffs and other materials, carefully secured”

The total timespan between stages (ii)/(iii) to (v) at Akrotiri on Thera represents a relatively short period of time, with estimates varying from weeks/months/season(s) up to a period of several years.

“Archaeological and geological observations propose that the total timespan between stages (ii)/(iii) to (v) at Akrotiri on Thera represents a relatively short period of time (see above).Estimates vary from a timespan of weeks/months/season(s) [3,17,46,48,49,51,104] up to”