New evidence for an early date for the Aegean Late Bronze Age and Thera eruption
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The authors report on radiocarbon data derived from carefully selected organic material from Late Minoan IA and IB contexts. The results suggest that the accepted chronology of the period should be revised by 100 years and that the eruption of Thera/Santorini most likely occurred c. 1650–1620 BC.
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- Authors
- Manning, S. W., Ramsey, C. B., Doumas, C., Marketou, T., Cadogan, G., & Pearson, C. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Reading (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- The Archaeological Society at Athens (GR)
- Venue
- Antiquity
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2002-09
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 293
- Pages
- 733-744
- ISSN
- 0003-598X (ISSN-L)
- 1745-1744
- OpenAlex
- W2155944944
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Antiquity (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Keywords
- Thera eruption, Santorini, radiocarbon dating, Minoan civilization, eruption chronology
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