| Title: |
Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension. |
| Authors: |
Lespez, Laurent, Lescure, Séverine, Saulnier-Copard, Ségolène, Glais, Arthur, Berger, Jean-François, Lavigne, Franck, Pearson, Charlotte, Virmoux, Clément, Müller Celka, Sylvie, Pomadère, Maia |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports; 7/29/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p |
| Subject Terms: |
MINOAN Eruption, 1500 B.C., BRONZE Age, GEOMORPHOLOGY, SEDIMENTATION & deposition, MALIA Site (Greece) |
| Abstract: |
A geomorphological survey immediately west of the Minoan town of Malia (Crete) shows that a tsunami resulting from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption reached the outskirts of the Palatial center. Sediment cores testify a unique erosional event during the Late Minoan period, followed locally by a high energy sand unit comprising marine fauna. This confirms that a tsunami impacted northern Crete and caused an inundation up to 400 m inland at Malia. We obtained a radiocarbon range of 1744–1544 BCE for the secure pre-tsunami context and an interval 1509–1430 BCE for the post-event layer. Examination of tsunami deposits was used to constrain run-up not exceeding 8 m asl. The results open the field for new research on the Bronze Age Santorini tsunami regarding both impact and consequences for the Minoan civilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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