Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier
Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE)·Minoan·🇬🇷 Cyclades, Santorini, Greece
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About Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier
Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier in Cyclades, Santorini, Greece is a Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 11 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.3525N 25.4166E controls access to Cyclades, Santorini resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-city for Cyclades, Santorini, illustrating Minoan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1620 BCE
- Period
- Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE)
- Culture
- Minoan
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1620 BCE
Initial construction of Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 593 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier
1985–2015
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.3525° N · 25.4166° E · 56 m · 3 mapped features
Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-City Feature
templePrimary temple at Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
36.3516° N · 25.4149° EAkrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
chamberAncillary chamber at Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
36.3545° N · 25.4176° EAkrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
cairnOutlier cairn panel linked to Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
36.3526° N · 25.4148° E