| Abstract: | Thermoluminescence dating of four volcanic samples (material of eruption ejecta), from the island of Yiali near the Nissyros volcano in the southeastern Aegean sea, Greece, has revealed, for first time, a volcanic eruption which occurred during the 2nd millennium B.C. (c. 1460 B.C.), different from the known Santorini eruption. The interrelation between Yiali and the well-known Santorini eruption, as well as the implications of these eruptions regarding their potential impact to the Aegean prehistoric archaeology (demise of the Minoan civilization), are discussed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
