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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-04-06

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] Akrotiri archaeological site reopens

  • [01] Akrotiri archaeological site reopens

    AMNA--The Akrotiri archaeological site on the island of Santorini will reopen next week, after remaining closed for more than 6 1/2 years following the collapse of a steel roof that claimed the life of a British tourist and injured six other visitors.

    In September 2005, a steel roof in the archaeological site collapsed, killing a tourist from Wales and injuring another six -- two Slovenian tourists, two Americans, a German and a Greek -- three of them seriously.

    A new roof of stainless steel and wood has replaced the collapsed roof, and the prehistoric settlement will open again to the public next week, which is the Holy Week leading up to Orthodox Easter.amna

    Akrotiri is one of the most important prehistoric settlements of the Aegean.

    The first habitation at the site dates from the Late Neolithic times (at least the 4th millennium B.C.). During the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium B.C.), a sizeable settlement was founded and in the Middle and early Late Bronze Age (ca. 20th-17th centuries B.C.) it was extended and gradually developed into one of the main urban centres and ports of the Aegean. amna

    The large extent of the settlement (approx. 20 hectares), the elaborate drainage system, the sophisticated multi-storied buildings with the magnificent wall-paintings, furniture and vessels, show its great development and prosperity.

    The various imported objects found in the buildings indicate the wide network of its external relations. Akrotiri was in contact with Crete but also communicated with the Greek Mainland, the Dodecanese, Cyprus, Syria and Egypt. amna

    The town's life came to an abrupt end in the last quarter of the 17th century B.C. when the inhabitants were obliged to abandon it as a result of severe earthquakes. There followed the devastating eruption of the island's volcano, known as the Minoan or Thera (Santorini) eruption, one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The volcanic materials covered the entire island and the town itself. These materials, however, have protected up to date the buildings and their contents, just like in Pompeii.


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