Time's up! : dating the Minoan eruption of Santorini : acts of the Minoan eruption chronology workshop, Sandbjerg November 2007, initiated by Jan Heinemeier & Walter L. Friedrich

General introduction The Minoan eruption of Santorini radiocarbon dated to 1613 +/- 13 BC Volcanic chronology of Santorini The eruption within the debate about the date The effects of the Minoan eruption Evidence from Pseira for the Santorini eruption The impact of the Minoan eruption of Santorini on Mochlos Papadiokambos: new evidence for the impact of the Theran eruption The basis for the Egyptian dates How uncertain is Mesopotamian chronology? Thera, Hatshepsut & the Keftiu: crisis & response The Thera eruption & Egypt: pumice, texts & chronology The date of the Late Bronze Age eruption of Santorini Aegean-Egyptian synchronisms & radiocarbon chronology 197 The state of the debate about the date of the Theran eruption Beyond the Santorini eruption The dating of the earlier Late Minoan IA period Chronological conundrums: Cypriot & Levantine imports from Thera The chronology of Tell el-Ajjul, Gaza An update on the chronological value of Minoica in the Levant & Cyprus 14C & 10Be around 1650 cal BC The Minoan eruption of Santorini radiocarbon dated Epilogue.

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