scholarly journals Stratospheric Ozone destruction by the Bronze-Age Minoan eruption (Santorini Volcano, Greece)

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Cadoux ◽  
Bruno Scaillet ◽  
Slimane Bekki ◽  
Clive Oppenheimer ◽  
Timothy H. Druitt
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Stratospheric Ozone ◽  
Ozone Destruction ◽  
Minoan Eruption ◽  
Santorini Volcano ◽  
The Bronze Age

Speleothems as sensitive recorders of volcanic eruptions – the Bronze Age Minoan eruption recorded in a stalagmite from Turkey

2014 ◽  
Vol 392 ◽  
pp. 58-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Badertscher ◽  
A. Borsato ◽  
S. Frisia ◽  
H. Cheng ◽  
R.L. Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Minoan Eruption ◽  
The Bronze Age

scholarly journals Late bronze age pottery as indicator of the deposition temperatures of the Minoan pyroclastic products, Santorini, Greece.

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1289
Author(s):  
E. Tema ◽  
S. Pavlides ◽  
D. Kondopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Late Bronze Age ◽  
Pyroclastic Deposits ◽  
Great Volume ◽  
Magnetic Remanence ◽  
Minoan Eruption ◽  
Santorini Volcano ◽  
Intensity Decay ◽  
Pyroclastic Fall ◽  
Fall Deposits

The Minoan eruption of Santorini volcano (Greece) took place in the Late Bronze Age (17th century BC) and produced a great volume of volcanic products that covered the whole island and buried every human settlement under meters of pyroclastic deposits. In this study we used thermal analysis of the magnetic remanence carried by pottery fragments buried under the pyroclastic deposits in order to estimate the thermal effect of the Minoan volcanic products on the pre-eruption habitation level. A total of 70 samples, prepared from 45 independent pottery fragments, have been studied. Samples were collected from three different sites, situated  at  the southern part of the island. Stepwise thermal demagnetizations reveal that the pottery fragments generally carry a two-component remanent magnetization. Interpretation of the demagnetization results using the normalised intensity decay curves and the orthogonal projection diagrams indicates that most samples were re-heated at temperatures around 160-260o C. The obtained results represent the equilibrium temperatures reached after the deposition of the pyroclastic fall and show that the pyroclastic fall deposits at distances around 6 to 9 km from the eruption vent were still hot enough to reheat the buried pottery at such temperatures.

Investigating Burnt Mounds in Clydesdale during Motorway Construction

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
John A Atkinson ◽  
Camilla Dickson ◽  
Jane Downes ◽  
Paul Robins ◽  
David Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Short Account ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Bronze Age

Summary Two small burnt mounds were excavated as part of the programme to mitigate the impact of motorway construction in the Crawford area. The excavations followed a research strategy designed to address questions of date and function. This paper surveys the various competing theories about burnt mounds and how the archaeological evidence was evaluated against those theories. Both sites produced radiocarbon dates from the Bronze Age and evidence to suggest that they were cooking places. In addition, a short account is presented of two further burnt mounds discovered during the construction of the motorway in Annandale.

A Neolithic Structure and Bronze Age Activity at West Flank Road, Drumchapel, Glasgow

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-128
Author(s):  
Gavin Macgregor ◽  
Irene Cullen ◽  
Diane Alldritt ◽  
Michael Donnelly ◽  
Jennifer Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Research Division ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Archaeological Work ◽  
Age Features ◽  
The Bronze Age

Summary A programme of archaeological work was undertaken by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) at West Flank Road, Drumchapel, in close proximity to the site of the prehistoric cemetery of Knappers. This paper considers the results of excavation of a range of negative features, including earlier Neolithic and Bronze Age pits and postholes. The earlier Neolithic features date to c. 3500–3000 BC and are interpreted as the partial remains of a subrectangular structure. The Bronze Age features may relate to ceremonial activities in the wider area. The significance of these remains is considered in relation to the site of Knappers and wider traditions during the fourth to second millennia BC.

Martyn Barber Bronze and the Bronze Age

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-195
Author(s):  
Brendan O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
The Bronze Age

From the bronze age to the iron age

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Grecian ◽  
Safwaan Adam ◽  
Akheel Syed
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
The Bronze Age
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