Akrotiri, on Santorini, flourished in the 17th century BC before the volcanic eruption that buried it around 1600 BC. The video argues that it had hot and cold running water; archaeological evidence documents houses connected to separate hot- and cold-water supplies, but does not establish a “world's first.” Paved streets, gravity-fed drainage, indoor toilets and bathing spaces, and three-storey buildings with balconies and large windows are documented. Terra-cotta pipes carried water, while drains carried runoff and waste. Frescoes show women and saffron gathering, not women using private, saffron-scented hot baths.
Video argues Akrotiri had hot and cold running water before 1600 BC
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Key facts
- Akrotiri's developed town flourished in the 17th century BC and was buried by the Thera eruption, conventionally dated to around 1600 BC.
- Houses were connected to both hot and cold water supplies, with two parallel systems proposed for thermal and cold sources. This does not establish the video's claim that Akrotiri was the world's first.
- Terra-cotta pipes carried water, while drainage channels carried runoff and waste by gravity. They were separate systems.
- The excavated town had paved streets, toilets and bathing spaces in some houses, and three-storey buildings with balconies, staircases and large windows.
- Frescoes portray women and saffron gathering; they do not show women bathing in private hot baths scented with saffron.
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