I saw recently about a study of major tsunami destruction along the northern side of Crete. I think the hypotensis is that if a tsunami caused by Thera occurred, it would have destroyed the maritime power of Crete. All the ships in port would have been destroyed. Most of the shipbuilders, probably living near their work, would have been killed. Only those ships at sea would have survived, but there would have been far fewer skilled workers to keep them repaired and to build replacements. Hence, after a few generations the power of Crete would have been greatly diminished.
Thanks gleeaikin.
There wasn’t any. There’s literally no evidence for a civilization-shattering tsunami on Crete. I mean, some joker in the past year or so found the ruins of a small building from the Palatial era, on Crete, it was quite close to the beach, and decided its dilapidated state (after 3000 years) was due to having been hit by a tsunami.
The caldera is prehistoric. The eruption that caused the side of the crater to give way was also prehistoric. This isn’t just me talkin’. Anyway, the direction in which the hypothetical tsunami would head would be the Greek mainland.
Bupkis. No trace.
There’s likewise no trace on Crete, and an ash layer attributed to the Theran volcano (but not dated, except as the supposed super-eruption is dated) is measured in millimeters.