Depiction of #BronzeAge settlement of Akrotiri in #Santorini some 3600 years ago and how it looks today.
#Archaeology
Credits:
1st picture: ©7reasons.net
2nd picture:©mightymightymatze
View to the so called “ Triangle Square” with the Westhouse (left) and the Delta West Complex. (© 7reasons, Michael Klein)
Reconstruction of a ship used in a Naval Procession as depicted on the famous “Flotilla Fresco” found in the Room No. 5 of the Westhouse. (© 7reasons, Michael Klein)
For all those who felt that the artist's illustration doesn't give justice to the colourful and vivid world of bronze age people of Akrotiri, here is a compilation I've made from some wonderful frescoes found in Akrotiri. Enjoy😊
See more frescoes here:
worldhistory.org/article/673/ak…
Visualization of the Room No. 5 in the upper floor of the so called “West House”, damaged through one of the earthquakes which might had occurred shortly before the Minoan Eruption. (© 7reasons, Michael Klein)
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