Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension

Abstract 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...

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Autores principales:	Laurent Lespez, Séverine Lescure, Ségolène Saulnier-Copard, Arthur Glais, Jean-François Berger, Franck Lavigne, Charlotte Pearson, Clément Virmoux, Sylvie Müller Celka, Maia Pomadère
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a83d2bea9aec42aca406dd70c0e5a14c2021-12-02T16:24:59ZDiscovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension10.1038/s41598-021-94859-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/a83d2bea9aec42aca406dd70c0e5a14c2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94859-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract 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.Laurent LespezSéverine LescureSégolène Saulnier-CopardArthur GlaisJean-François BergerFranck LavigneCharlotte PearsonClément VirmouxSylvie Müller CelkaMaia PomadèreNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Laurent Lespez Séverine Lescure Ségolène Saulnier-Copard Arthur Glais Jean-François Berger Franck Lavigne Charlotte Pearson Clément Virmoux Sylvie Müller Celka Maia Pomadère Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
description	Abstract 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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author	Laurent Lespez Séverine Lescure Ségolène Saulnier-Copard Arthur Glais Jean-François Berger Franck Lavigne Charlotte Pearson Clément Virmoux Sylvie Müller Celka Maia Pomadère
author_facet	Laurent Lespez Séverine Lescure Ségolène Saulnier-Copard Arthur Glais Jean-François Berger Franck Lavigne Charlotte Pearson Clément Virmoux Sylvie Müller Celka Maia Pomadère
author_sort	Laurent Lespez
title	Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
title_short	Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
title_full	Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
title_fullStr	Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
title_full_unstemmed	Discovery of a tsunami deposit from the Bronze Age Santorini eruption at Malia (Crete): impact, chronology, extension
title_sort	discovery of a tsunami deposit from the bronze age santorini eruption at malia (crete): impact, chronology, extension
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a83d2bea9aec42aca406dd70c0e5a14c
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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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