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- Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
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- A geomorphological survey immediately west of the Minoan town of Malia (Crete) shows that a tsunami resulting from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption reached the outskirts of the Palatial center. Sediment cores testify a unique erosional event during the Late Minoan period, followed locally by a high energy sand unit comprising marine fauna. This confirms that a tsunami impacted northern Crete and caused an inundation up to 400 m inland at Malia. We obtained a radiocarbon range of 1744–1544 BCE for the secure pre-tsunami context and an interval 1509–1430 BCE for the post-event layer. Examination of tsunami deposits was used to constrain run-up not exceeding 8 m asl. The results open the field for new research on the Bronze Age Santorini tsunami regarding both impact and consequences for the Minoan civilization.
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- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000681066000078
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- Lespez, L.; Lescure, S.; Saulnier-Copard, S.; Glais, A.; Berger, J.-F.; Lavigne, F.; Pearson, C.; Virmoux, C.; Müller Celka, S.; Pomadère, M. (2021). Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension. NPG Scientific Reports 11(1): 15487. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94859-1
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- Laurent Lespez
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- Séverine Lescure
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- Ségolène Saulnier-Copard
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- Arthur Glais
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- Jean-François Berger
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- Franck Lavigne
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- Charlotte Pearson
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- Clément Virmoux
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- Sylvie Müller Celka
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- Maia Pomadère