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Museum of Prehistoric Thera

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Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Phone:
+30 2286 022217

Hours:
Sunday8:30am - 3pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday8:30am - 3pm
Wednesday8:30am - 3pm
Thursday8:30am - 3pm
Friday8:30am - 3pm
Saturday8:30am - 3pm


The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. The Museum houses a very large number of ancient artefacts from various excavations on Santorini, such as at Akrotiri , and at the nearby Potamos site. The earliest excavations on Santorini were conducted by French geologist F. Fouque in 1867, after some local people found old artifacts at a quarry. Later, in 1895-1900, the digs by German archeologist Baron Friedrich Hiller von Gaertringen revealed the ruins of ancient Thera on Mesa Vouno. He focused on the settlements of 9th century BC there, believed to be a Spartan colony. Also, a little later, R. Zahn excavated in the locality of Potamos, under the auspices of the German Archaeological Institute at Athens. The main excavations at Akrotiri were conducted under the direction of the Archaeological Society of Athens.
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