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Spyridon Marinatos
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Spyridon Marinatos was a Greek archaeologist who specialised in the Bronze Age Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. He is best known for the excavation of the Minoan site of Akrotiri on Santorini, which he conducted between 1967 and 1974. A recipient of several honours in Greece and abroad, he was considered one of the most important Greek archaeologists of his day.
Marinatos at Akrotiri in 1968
Marinatos at Akrotiri in 1968
The tholos tomb at Voidokilia in Messenia, dubbed the "Tomb of Thrasymedes" by Marinatos
The tholos tomb at Voidokilia in Messenia, dubbed the "Tomb of Thrasymedes" by Marinatos
Fresco showing a Minoan town, from the "West House" at Akrotiri, excavated by Marinatos in 1971–1972
Fresco showing a Minoan town, from the "West House" at Akrotiri, excavated by Marinatos in 1971–1972
Marinatos's grave at Akrotiri
Marinatos's grave at Akrotiri
Akrotiri (prehistoric city)
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Akrotiri is the site of a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera). The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri.
Excavation of Akrotiri in 2018
Excavation of Akrotiri in 2018
Model of the excavations.
Model of the excavations.
A view down onto Triangle Square in front of the West House in Akrotiri, Greece. Taken on 16 May 2001, 4 years before the 23 September 2005 roof colla
A view down onto Triangle Square in front of the West House in Akrotiri, Greece. Taken on 16 May 2001, 4 years before the 23 September 2005 roof collapse.
Pumice, here: northern shelving coast. Eruption of 165 ka buried it all.
Pumice, here: northern shelving coast. Eruption of 165 ka buried it all.