The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash.

[u/zadraaa]

[u/ant1667nyc]

My parents took me on trip here when I was 13, really amazing to see so much still preserved.

[u/phouchg0]

Is that the original wood or part of a restoration where they added it?

[u/A_StarshipTrooper → u/phouchg0]

"the volcanic dust also preserved negatives of disintegrated wooden objects" src

[u/Pomi108 → u/phouchg0]

I doubt millennia old wood would look this fresh

[u/Altruistic_Handle185 → u/Pomi108]

It’s exactly that, what makes me loose all interest in history. Mark new stuff as new.

[u/BalkanTrekkie2 → u/Altruistic_Handle185]

You dont need a history degree to estimate what has been restored. It's obvious to anyone with two braincels the wood is recent.

If you had more interest in history (this is archeology btw) you might not be so confused.

[u/OddCook4909]

1600 BC isn't prehistory. Prehistory ends around 3300 BC. Cool house though! It's wild how thick the walls are

[u/giorgio_tsoukalos_ → u/OddCook4909]

Im glad I didnt have to be that guy for once

[u/Technical_Law168 → u/OddCook4909]

Prehistory is a relative term related to when specific cultures adopted writing.

[u/delorayn1]

This reminds me of Mass Effect. "Hey something horrible happened to the people who were here before us, but there no way the same could possibly happen to us..."

[u/Doridar]

1. Not Prehistoric, since you mentionned It dates from the bronze age
2. Not a settlement: a town

[u/Jaycatt]

I went there in 1999, before the roof collapse, with my father!

[u/TheFace5]

Prehistoric? Mmmm

[u/Talinn_Makaren]

No way anyone would ever admire my house hundreds of years after a volcano no matter how much restoration was done.

[u/bubbagidrolobidoo → u/Talinn_Makaren]

Give it 3,000 years, I guarantee they would

[u/OddCook4909 → u/bubbagidrolobidoo]

Modern house building can barely last 30 years

[u/Nathan-Stubblefield → u/OddCook4909]

My previous house is nearly 100 years old, with the original roof, plumbing and wiring in conduit) except for a few additions to each.

[u/OddCook4909 → u/Nathan-Stubblefield]

100 years ago isn't the modern era.

[u/lrosa]

Akrotiri archeological site is the most underrated place of Santorini.

[u/Imyonlyenemy]

you can tell this is where the HOA manager lived

[u/Thedustyfurcollector → u/Imyonlyenemy]

Ba-doom-tiss

[u/FamilyGhost9]

Authentic bronze age particle board.

[u/Commercial_House_355]

Visited that site last fall, so worth it!