Tsunami destroyed Minonaen Civilization on Crete

3500 years ago the Crete was home to one of the most advaced civilization in europe, but the in abruptly disapeared. Recent discoveries sugest that a tsunami was the most likly responsible for the demise of the Minoan civilization. Beach pebbles and shells were found mixed up with shards of pottery over 7 meters above sea level. The tsunami could have been trigger by the euruption of nearby Mt. Santorini. Well the civilzation would not have been totaly wipped out by the wave, they damage would have permently crippled the society, lead to its decline. Most interestingly, the destruction on Crete could possibly explain the myth of atlantis. (link)