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On This Day: Akrotiri, Greece’s Pompeii, Was Found on Santorini - GreekReporter.com

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

On This Day: Akrotiri, Greece’s Pompeii, Was Found on Santorini - GreekReporter.com

Akrotiri, a 3,600-year-old city buried by ash from a volcanic eruption in 1650 BC, frozen in its Bronze Age glory, serves as a time capsule.

Akrotiri, Santorini. Credits: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0 On August 19, 1969, the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri on Santorini was uncovered, offering an extraordinary glimpse into a civilization preser…

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