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Akrotiri

In the southwest peninsula of the island is the archaeological site of Akrotiri. It was in the 1860s that the remains of the ancient town were found by workmen quarrying volcanic ash for use in the construction of the Suez Canal. However, it wasn’t until 1967 that academic excavations started at the site, under the […]

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