Greece has its own Pompeii: Thera buried Akrotiri in ash 17th-16th century BCE

	Greece has its own Pompeii: Thera buried Akrotiri in ash 17th-16th century BCE(smithsonianmag.com)
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	HN Discussion: ↑Personal visitors share enthusiastic firsthand experiences praising the site and museum artifacts ~Notes that unlike Pompeii, inhabitants evacuated, leaving no human remains or valuables behind •Practical caveats for visitors about Akrotiri's smaller excavated area and crowded surroundings ~Laments that the evacuation means we know less about the people than we would otherwise •Speculates about modern implications if such a volcanic event happened in Europe today