Archaeologists hope to settle one of modern archaeology's longstanding disputes: the date of a volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini, traditionally known as Thera. One of the largest ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than 3,400 years ago, a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Thera took place on the Greek island of Santorini. It ...

Tree-ring, ice core and volcano experts teamed up to identify one of the most climatically impactful volcanic eruptions in 4,000 years -- Aniakchak II. In the process, they narrowed down potential ...

Human and dog remains at Çeşme-Bağlararası are the latest evidence of the Thera eruption and the ensuing tsunami that roared through the Mediterranean. Reading time 3 minutes A team of archaeologists ...