Description: (Archaeologist)
Spyridon Marinatos was a well-known Greek archaeologist specializing in Bronze Age Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. He became renowned for excavating the Minoan site of Akrotiri on Santorini and developing a theory on the collapse of Neopalatial Minoan society following the eruption of Santorini. Marinatos also conducted significant excavations in Crete and Messenia, collaborated with distinguished archaeologists such as Carl Blegen, and held multiple terms as head of the Greek Archaeological Service. Despite facing some controversies and criticisms, Marinatos was widely regarded as a significant figure in Greek archaeology.