The discovery of human remains from a 3,600-year-old disaster | Thera disaster is considered one of the greatest tragedies in history

A study appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The discovery of human remains in one of the most important volcanic eruptions in history reveals.

It is located around the eruption of a volcano Thera volcano, on the island of Santorini, in the Aegean Sea, 200 km southeast of Greece. The explosion was followed by a tsunami 3,600 years ago.

The research was conducted by a group of researchers from Ankara University led by Vasif Shahoglu.

The Thera disaster is considered one of the greatest disasters that humanity has ever suffered, compared to the nuclear attack on Hiroshima in 1945..

There is not much data on the disaster, but It is known to have radically changed the lives of the inhabitants of the Mediterranean, in particular the Mino people, one of the most developed peoples in the region, near Crete, whose decline began 1,500 years before the advent of Christ.

The appearance of human remains changes the view of the catastrophe. The study details that it was found in Çeşme Baglararasi, in the territory of present-day Turkey, at the place where the tsunami struck.. In fact, it is believed that there were at least four tsunamis as a result of the eruption of the volcano.

The study area consists of altered fortification walls, a layer of rubble, chaotic sediments, a layer of volcanic ash and a charred layer rich in bone.

The analysis showed that there was a flood of sea water and that many buildings they collapsed by tsunamiamong their rubble The remains of a potential victim appeared: the bones of a young man with signs of trauma. In addition, the remains of a dog were found next to one of the doors.

What specialists have not yet been able to answer is Why No human remains have been shown before. One hypothesis in the dance states that after the first small eruptions, there was a mass exodus before the Great Cataclysm. Another argues that the bodies may have been cremated by pyrotechnic gases, and a final possibility is that there are burials in mass graves that remain unidentified.

According to archaeologist Jan Driessen, of the University of Leuven, and a researcher on the disaster, The remains found may be useful in understanding the extent of the destruction Many Aegean peoples suffered.