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> In the 16th century BC ... this volcanic island erupted. > the eruption emptied the magma chamber beneath the island. This caused large sections of the islan

> In the 16th century BC ... this volcanic island erupted. > the eruption emptied the magma chamber beneath the island. This caused large sections of the island to literally collapse ‘into the depths of the sea’. I wonder if any exploration has been done in the (now submersed) portions of outer ring. Was this land fully above the surface and previously inhabited? If so can divers find any kind of artifacts in that submersed outer rim.

RecycledEle 3y ago
I suspect any explosion of the caldera volcano that would blow the island out of existence would thrown artifacts far out to sea instead of burying them. Nobody would survive an explosion that destroyed the inner most island, the middle ring island, and half the outer island. All bronze age people would know was that there was a great noise, some smoke, and then they whole island was gone into the sea. Of course they would assume it sank rather than got blown up. Finding artifacts from 3,700 years ago that were thrown out to sea would be difficult. Differentiating them from other artifacts of similar age in that area would sadly be beyond belief.
- SideburnsOfDoom 3y ago
  > any explosion of the caldera volcano that would blow the island out of existence would thrown artifacts far out to sea instead of burying them. Modern Santorini has a crescent shape because of the "missing middle" part. But there is also a site called Akrotiri, which is still on land, and was buried in volcanic ash. It is a bit like Pompei, only about twice as old: > The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash, which preserved the remains of fine frescoes and many objects and artworks. Akrotiri has been excavated since 1967 after earlier excavations on Santorini. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) There are many artefacts there, pottery and others. It's quite possible that other settlements were blown into the water and not buried.

RecycledEle 3y ago

I suspect any explosion of the caldera volcano that would blow the island out of existence would thrown artifacts far out to sea instead of burying them. Nobody would survive an explosion that destroyed the inner most island, the middle ring island, and half the outer island. All bronze age people would know was that there was a great noise, some smoke, and then they whole island was gone into the sea. Of course they would assume it sank rather than got blown up. Finding artifacts from 3,700 years ago that were thrown out to sea would be difficult. Differentiating them from other artifacts of similar age in that area would sadly be beyond belief.

SideburnsOfDoom 3y ago
> any explosion of the caldera volcano that would blow the island out of existence would thrown artifacts far out to sea instead of burying them. Modern Santorini has a crescent shape because of the "missing middle" part. But there is also a site called Akrotiri, which is still on land, and was buried in volcanic ash. It is a bit like Pompei, only about twice as old: > The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash, which preserved the remains of fine frescoes and many objects and artworks. Akrotiri has been excavated since 1967 after earlier excavations on Santorini. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) There are many artefacts there, pottery and others. It's quite possible that other settlements were blown into the water and not buried.