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Hi!

I apologize if this is done before, but here goes. What would have happened had the Thera eruption been a little less violent -- enough to let the Minoan civilization survive intact? Most cities on Santorini presumably are still vaporized, but in this scenario Crete and some of the other islands fare a little better (smaller tsunami, for instance). Have the Cretans build their capital on the other side of the island and they might have a chance.

How would their culture have affected the Mediterranean later on?

The POD could also be (1) a weaker eruption, (2) Thera blows its top ca. 10,000 BC before civilization gets started, (3) Thera decides to pull a Mauna Kea and oozes out lava slowly but constantly for thousands of years to relieve pressure, etc.

Thanks in advance,

ACG
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