Time's up! :: dating the Minoan eruption of Santorini : acts of the Minoan eruption chronology workshop, Sandbjerg November 2007, initiated by Jan Heinemeier & Walter L. Friedrich /

The volcanic eruption of Santorini was the greatest in historical times. Assigned to the Late Minoan IA period, archaeological correlations implied a date late in the 16th century BC. Yet indirect natural science evidence suggested a date in the 17th century. The dating ceased to be indirect when br...

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Other Authors: Friedrich, Walter L. (Walter Ludwig), 1938-, Heinemeier, Jan, Warburton, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : Aarhus : Danish Institute at Athens ; Aarhus University Press [Distr.], 2009.
Series:Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens ; v. 10.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The volcanic eruption of Santorini was the greatest in historical times. Assigned to the Late Minoan IA period, archaeological correlations implied a date late in the 16th century BC. Yet indirect natural science evidence suggested a date in the 17th century. The dating ceased to be indirect when branches of olive trees were found buried in the debris of the eruption. The radiocarbon Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) dating technique and the intcal04 calibration curve suggested a two-sigma range date between 1600 and 1627 BC. The debate continues; the papers here cover the radiocarbon results.
Physical Description:1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-51).
ISBN:9788779346529
8779346529
ISSN:1397-1433 ;

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