page_title: Akrotiri (prehistoric city)
section_title: Cycladic settlement
hierarchical_section_title: Akrotiri (prehistoric city) / Cycladic settlement
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Akrotiri in the Bronze Age, ca. 1600 BC
context_page_description: Akrotiri was a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini.
  The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BC and buried in volcanic ash, which preserved the remains of fine frescoes and many objects and artworks. The settlement has been suggested as a possible inspiration for Plato's story of Atlantis. Akrotiri has been excavated since 1967.
context_section_description: The Akrotiri excavation site is of a Cycladic cultural settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to inscriptions in Linear A, and close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. The excavation is named for a modern village situated on a hill nearby. The name of the site in antiquity is unknown.
  Akrotiri was buried by the massive Theran eruption in the middle of the second millennium BC (during the Late Minoan IA period); as a result, like the Roman ruins of Pompeii after it, it is remarkably well-preserved. Frescoes, pottery, furniture, advanced drainage systems and three-story buildings have been discovered at the site.
caption: Layout map of Akrotiri in the Bronze Age.
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