Akrotiri: Santorini’s Bronze-Age City Unearthed Like Greece’s Pompeii
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Archaeologists uncovered Akrotiri on Santorini, a Bronze Age city preserved by volcanic ash after the Minoan eruption, widely dubbed Greece’s Pompeii; excavations led by Spyridon Marinatos in the 1960s revealed multi-story buildings and vibrant frescoes that illuminate Bronze Age Aegean civilization.
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