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Is the riddle of the lost Atlantis resolved? New geological and archaeological finds of the Greek volcanic island of Santorini brings a lost culture to light again - maybe the culture, Plato described in his Atlantis myth.
The geologist Walter Friedrich has more than 30 years exploring Santorini, and the fire in the sea is his account of how volcanoes have marked the island's history, geography and geology. The book's central theme is the description of how Santorini's flourishing Bronze Age culture were buried under a thick layer of ash on one of the most powerful eruption ever: the minotiske eruption. Completely new finds and dating methods have now made it possible to pinpoint the outbreak to about 1613 BC and reconstruct the island's appearance before the disaster.
Santorini volcano reminds us that we are small and the great nature: Volcanos live their own life unpredictable and can overwhelm the human cultures in minutes. The fire in the sea make this experience live, and the historical drama that lies beneath the volcano's ash, put in scene with informative illustrations and photographs of high quality.
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