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Was There a Devastating Tsunami from the Late Bronze Age Eruption of Santorini? National & Kapodistrian “Mesonisos”, Centre of Island University of Athens & Mediterranean Culture Faculty of Geology & Geo environment KALDERA 2014 Abstracts Volume O.Dapper, 1688 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium 6-8 June, 2014 Thira,Santorini 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece MEDIA SPONSORS 1 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece INTRODUCTION The reputation of Santorini, in recent years, maintained because of the large tourism development and its geological formation. Scientific studies have been published, largely focused in the field of History, Prehistoric Archaeology, Marine Santorini but of Geological changes. This island has to bring, interesting points in different disciplines (Archaeology, History, Folklore, Architecture, Church History, etc.). Thanks to geological history, Santorini became center of attraction and the subject of archaeological research. The group of islands that make up Santorini, belongs to a wider group of islands, that of the Cyclades. The geographical structure, consists of the islands of Thira, Thirasia, Aspronisi, Palea and Nea Kameni occupying an area of 79194 sq. km and a length of 67 km. Thera crescent- shaped with a length of 15 km and a maximum width of about 6 km to the center. The island population of about 14218 inhabitants (2011) and distributed in fifteen villages: Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli, Oia, Emporio, Megaloxorio, Pyrgos, Mesa Gonia-Kamari, Exo Gonia, Vourvoulos, Firostefani, Kontoxori, Bothwnas, Karterados, Mesaria, Akrotiri. The highest formation of the island is the rocky mass of the Prophet Elias –there the namesake monastery. West of Thera and towards the northern end lies the second largest island of Thirasia. Its length is 6 square kilometers and a width of 2 km. The most famous volcanic eruption of Santorini was in the 17th century BC. Named as “Minoan” from the leader of the excavations of Akrotiri, Spyros Marinatos since initially associated with the distruction of the Minoan civilization. This theory was reversed in recent years due to modern findings. After the terrible eruption of the 17th century BC, the island of Santorini inhabited in the late 13 century BC–early 12th. In the course of time, the culture of the island, as will appear in the SYMPOSIUM “KALDERA 2014”, formed and interacts because of many particularities. With Respect The Organizing Committee 2 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece ORGANISER “MESONISOS”, CENTRE OF ISLAND & MEDITERRANEAN CULTURE MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY OF FACULTY OF GEOLOGY AND GEO- ENVIRONMENT ORGANISING COMMITTEE E. Grapsa, email: [email protected] P. Nomikou, email: [email protected] E. Verikiou-Papaspyridakou email: [email protected] L. Zorzos, email: [email protected] I. Perros, email: [email protected] SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Timothy Druitt, Professor of Volcanology, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans –CNRS, Clermont- Ferrand, France Elisavet Grapsa, Dr. of History, President of “MESONISOS”, Center of Island &Mediterranean Culture Paraskevi Nomikou, Lecturer of Natural Geography & Geological Oceanography, University of Athens David Pyle, Professor of Earth Sciences University of Oxford Efthimia Verikiou-Papaspyridakou, Associate Prof. of Natural Geography-Geomorphology, University of Athens 3 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece Opening Remarks “Brief historical review and literature impact of Santorini island on the works of Elytis, Seferis and Venezis” THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE DR. ELISAVET GRAPSA “M E S Ο Ν I S Ο S” CENTER OF ISLAND AND MEDITERRANEAN CULTURE 4 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium “Kaldera 2014” ABSTRACTS VOLUME 5 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece Table of contents Geodynamic section of the Aegean Volcanic Arc and palinspastic configurations ...................................... 8 Geological tourism in Greece and its opportunities for local development................................................. 9 A recent approach towards culturar rootes and geotourism: Geo-culturar rootes in Lesvos Island, the new trend (North-Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece) ........................................................................................ 10 Baseline ecological assessment of two candidate marine protected areas in Santorini Island, Greece .... 11 Major accidents in the offshore hydrocarbon exploitation and the new European Safety Regulation for offshore oil and gas activities ..................................................................................................................... 12 Nisyros caldera: Towards a detailed geoelectromagnetic study ................................................................ 13 Santorini Volcano and its magma plumbing system ................................................................................... 14 Reconstructing pre-eruption Minoan Thera ............................................................................................... 15 Was there a devastating tsunami from the late Bronze Age eruption of Santorini? ................................. 16 Tectonic structure of Santorini volcanic field based on terrestrial gravity measurements (1976-2012) ... 17 Monitoring Santorini volcano from space in the framework of BEYOND Center of Excellence ................. 18 Urban Geology as a link between Geology and History ............................................................................. 19 Historical earthquakes in the volcano of Thera .......................................................................................... 20 Source characteristics of earthquakes in volcanic regions ......................................................................... 21 Contribution of the geomorphological analysis of the seafloor topography surrounding the Aegean Volcanic Arc to the understanding of tectonic and geomorphic processes ............................................... 22 Polygenetic evolution of Kolumbo submarine volcano, Aegean Sea ......................................................... 23 Unique nexus between geodynamic and biogeochemical processes at shallow hydrothermal vents, Kolumbo submarine arc-volcano, Santorini ................................................................................................ 24 Historical bathymetric charts and the evolution of Santorini submarine volcano, Greece ....................... 25 Building materials in rupestrian habitation at Thirasia, an example of adjustment to the local environment ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Synergy for the sustainable development and safety of the Hellenic Tourist Beaches: Project’s scope and presentation ................................................................................................................................................ 28 6 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece Assessing coastal vulnerability using environmental and socio-economic indicators in coastal areas with high cultural value ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Submarine areas with potential Marine Aggregate deposits in Greece ..................................................... 30 Impact of land use intensity on water quality: a case study in five districts of KPK,Pakistan .................... 31 Investigating the active hydrothermal field of Kolumbo volcano using CTD profiling ............................... 32 Tectonic structure of Santorini volcanic field derived from terrestrial angle measurements of the National Geodetic network (1955-2011) .................................................................................................... 33 Resolving the paleogeography of the pre-Minoan caldera of Santorini on the basis of cosmic ray exposure chronology .................................................................................................................................. 34 Marketing for cultural routes and the geo-cultural routes in Lesvos Island, Greece ................................. 35 The 20th century eruption of Santorini Volcano: First implications on petrological and geochemical evolution of their magmatic products ........................................................................................................ 36 The emergence and growth of a submarine volcano: the Kameni islands, Santorini (Greece) ................. 38 A quarry mark from ancient Thera ............................................................................................................. 39 Suddenly that summer-paleoecological results from the Akrotiri excavations.......................................... 40 Aspects of the History of Santorini – 20th century ..................................................................................... 41 The fossil flora of Santorini Island ............................................................................................................... 42 7 1st International Geo-Cultural Symposium Kaldera 2014, 6-8 June 2014, Santorini, Greece Geodynamic section of the Aegean Volcanic
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