Bob Yirka is a writer for Phys.org.
The skeleton of a victim of a disaster has been excavated. Credit: Vasf aholu.
A team of researchers has found the remains of a young man who was killed by a wave created by the eruption of Thera, a volcano located on what is now the island of Santorini. The group describes in their paper how the remains were found and how they were identified as belonging to a victim of the Thera tsunami.
The decline of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete has been blamed on the eruption of Thera. It has been shown that the eruption occurred in the 1500s to 1600s B.C.
Between southern Greece and southern Turkey is where Santorini is located. There has been a lot of evidence of the ash falling from the skies, but there has not been much evidence of the tsunami. The debris and bodies are pulled into the sea, rather than being left on the shore. The remains of the victims of the Thera tsunami have never been found because of that.
The young man's remains were found at a dig site. It is on the shoreline of eme Bay. The dig site has been yielding artifacts for several years but it was only recently that the digging uncovered evidence of a tsunami, which was prevented from being washed back into the sea by a retaining wall. The researchers found the remains of a dog as well as a young man. The area was struck by several waves related to the Thera eruption. The materials surrounding the remains werecarbon dated to 1612 BC. The researchers found damaged walls, rubble, and ash from multiple tsunamis. They found evidence that people looking for victims after the tsunamis created some of the pits. The remains of a young man were pushed up against a wall, which is familiar to those who have worked on the search for a missing person.
The Late Bronze Age Thera discovered eruption of eme-Balararas in Turkey. It's a DOI.
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The skeleton of a young man who was killed by the ancient tsunami was found on the Turkish coast on December 29th, 2021.
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