Akrotiri is an ancient city based on the island of Thera. This ancient but magnificent island was met with a cataclysmic eruption of the island's volcano occurring at approximately 1672 BC and was buried in volcanic ash. The island of Thera was home to art, culture and even the myth of Atlantis. They are called the "Minoans" and they were a peaceful group of people with advanced technology at that time, this area was closely related to Atlantis.
It is thought that, Akrotiri is a jewel in ash for archaeologists and historians, since the ash preserved most of the objects that were left by the people when the volcanic eruption happened. The objects that they left gave great insight on their civilization to archaeologists, including aspects of their religion, culture, social and physical life.
It is thought that, Akrotiri is a jewel in ash for archaeologists and historians, since the ash preserved most of the objects that were left by the people when the volcanic eruption happened. The objects that they left gave great insight on their civilization to archaeologists, including aspects of their religion, culture, social and physical life.
The perfect preservation of artifacts gives Archaeologists and Historians a better understanding of the lifestyle of The people of Thera. The Minoans were a peace loving civilization, they were merchants and engaged in overseas trading. we know that they were closely linked to the Egyptians( in terms of language , clothes and lifestyle), archaeologists can verify this by looking at some of the artifacts which show significant resemblance.
