The Minoans: A beginner's guide
The end of the Minoans?
The Fall of the Minoan Civilisation
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/minoan_01.shtml
Fascinating article on the BBC History website in which Jessica Cecil describes
the theory of vulcanologist Dr Floyd McCoy about how an enormous eruption on
the island of Thera spelled disaster for Crete, some 60 miles away.
Santorini, Greece
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/
europe_west_asia/santorini.html
Account of the volcanic eruption on the island of Santorini (Thera), which
may have seriously affected Cretan civilisation, leading to its disappearance
about a century later – and which might be the origin of the legend of
Atlantis. Good photographs.
The Waves that Destroyed the Minoan Empire (Atlantis)
www.drgeorgepc.com/AtlantisDestruction.html
Don’t be put off by the amateurish design of this site. There is plenty of good information here, provided by earthquake and tsunami expert Dr George Pararas-Carayannis.
