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Thira (Santorini) Greece

The town (Fira) is perched on cliffs left when the island exploded leaving the caldera. The town is perched Ono top of the various layers from the volcano. Looks like carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

Ruined Windmill

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

Caperberry Bushes

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

Caperberry Bush

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Akrotiri

Destroyed by volcanic explosion around 1600 BC. The city had underground plumbing, wall paintings (now in museums), public and private buildings

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

Building with Minoan Horns of Consecration not believed to indicate a Minoan site only Minoan residents

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

Large storage jars found in the warehouses

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Akrotiri

Storage jars left where they were found

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

Different decorations on the storage jars

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

Pottery style is Cycladic, influenced by the Minoan style

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

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Akrotiri

Wooden elements carboonized in the explosion have been replaced with wood

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Akrotiri

Mortar for grinding grain

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Akrotiri

Casts of furniture made when voids are detected in the ash

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Akrotiri

Column fragment in the lower right, bathtub in the upper left

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Akrotiri

Pottery Bathtub in the ruins of a house

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

Produce Market

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Thira (Santorini) Greece

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