Ashes from Santorini’s Minoan eruption found in Smyrna excavation
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY
ISTANBUL
Published June 3, 2018
Archaeologists found ashes from one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history during excavations some 270 kilometers away in an ancient city that has developed to become Turkey's third largest.
Now located in the heart of Izmir's Bayraklı district, the ancient city of Smyrna, established 5,000 years ago by the Greek tribe of Aeolians and later inhabited by Ionians, was an important port city and trade outpost on the coast of the Aegean Sea with good inland connections.
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