Thera eruption

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Crete
gptkb:Eastern_Mediterranean
gptkb:Minoan_civilization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Minoan_eruption
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Akrotiri
gptkbp:ashLayerFoundIn gptkb:Greenland_ice_cores
Eastern Mediterranean seafloor
gptkbp:calderaFormation gptkb:Santorini_caldera
gptkbp:cause ash fallout over Eastern Mediterranean
destruction of Akrotiri
tsunamis in the Aegean Sea
gptkbp:date circa 1600 BCE
between 1642 and 1540 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thera eruption
gptkbp:impact crop failures
climate cooling
societal disruption
gptkbp:location gptkb:Santorini
gptkb:Aegean_Sea
gptkbp:possibleLink Atlantis legend
gptkbp:significance one of the largest volcanic events in recorded history
gptkbp:studiedBy archaeologists
geologists
gptkbp:type Plinian eruption
gptkbp:VEI 6 or 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Akrotiri
gptkb:Minoan_civilization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5