xiii, 279 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 28 cm.
Summary
"Ancient earthquakes are pre-instrumental earthquakes that can only be identified through indirect evidence in the archaeological (archaeoseismology) and geological (palaeoseismology) record. Special Paper 471 includes a selection of cases convincingly illustrating the different ways the archaeological record is used in earthquake studies. The first series of papers focuses on the relationship between human prehistory and tectonically active environments, and on the wide range of societal responses to historically known earthquakes. The bulk of papers concerns archaeoseismology, showing the diversity of approaches, the wide range of disciplines involved, and its potential to contribute to a better understanding of earthquake history. Ancient Earthquakes will be of interest to the broad community of earth scientists, seismologists, historians, and archaeologists active in and around archaeological sites in the many regions around the world threatened by seismic hazards. This Special Paper frames in the International Geoscience Programme IGCP 567 'Earthquake Archaeology: Archaeoseismology along the Alpine-Himalayan Seismic Zone.'"--Publisher's description.
Series Statement
Special paper ; 471
Uniform Title
Special papers (Geological Society of America) 471.
Dynamic landscapes and human evolution / Geoffrey C. P. King and Geoffrey N. Bailey -- Tectonic environments of ancient civilizations : opportunities for archaeoseismological and anthropological studies / Eric R. Force and Bruce G. McFadgen -- Door knockers of Mansurah : strong shaking in a region of low perceived seismic risk, Sindh, Pakistan / Roger Bilham and Sarosh Lodi -- San Antonio de Mucuñó, Mérida Andes, Venezuela : relocation of a doctrine town following the 1674 earthquake / Jaime Laffaille, Franck Audemard M., and Miguel Alvarado -- New interpretations of the social and material impacts of the 1812 earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela / Rogelio Altez -- Impact of the 1157 and 1170 Syrian earthquakes on Crusader--Muslim politics and military affairs / Kate Raphael -- Western Crete : from Captain Spratt to modern archaeoseismology / Manolis I. Stefanakis -- Earthquake archaeology in Japan : an overview / Gina L. Barnes -- Historical earthquake catalogues and archaeological data : achieving synthesis without circular reasoning / John D. Rucker and Tina M. Niemi -- Historical earthquakes in Srinagar, Kashmir : clues from the Shiva Temple at Pandrethan / Roger Bilham ... [et al.] -- Earthquakes and civilizations of the Indus Valley : a challenge for archaeoseismology / Robert L. Kovach, Kelly Grijalva, and Amos Nur -- Comparing semiquantitative logic trees for archaeoseismology and paleoseismology : the Baelo Claudia (southern Spain) case study / Christoph Grützner, Klaus Reicherter, and Pablo G. Silva -- Long-term effect of seismic activities on archaeological remains : a test study from Zakynthos, Greece / Melek Tendürüs, Gert Jan van Wijngaarden, and Henk Kars -- Assessment of seismically induced damage using LIDAR : the ancient city of Pinara (SW Turkey) as a case study / Bariș Yerli ... [et al.] -- Ancient earthquakes from archaeoseismic evidence during the Visigothic and Islamic periods in the archaeological site of "Tolmo de Minateda" (SE Spain) / M. A. Rodríguez-Pascua ... [et al.] -- Distinguishing damages from two earthquakes -- archaeoseismology of a Crusader castle (Al-Marqab citadel, Syria) / Miklós Kázmér and Balázs Major -- Archaeoseismological studies at the temple of Amenhotep III, Luxor, Egypt / Arkadi Karakhanyan, Ara Avagyan, and Hourig Sourouzian -- Archaeological evidence for Roman-age faulting in central-northern Sicily : possible effects of coseismic deformation / Giovanni Barreca ... [et al.] -- Faulting of the Roman aqueduct of Venafrum (southern Italy) : methods of investigation, results, and seismotectonic implications / Paolo A. C. Galli ... [et al.] -- Timing of earthquake ruptures at the Al Harif Roman aqueduct (Dead Sea fault, Syria) from archaeoseismology and paleoseismology / Mohamed Reda Sbeinati .. [et al.] -- Offset archaeological relics in the western part of the Büyük Menderes graben (western Turkey) and their tectonic implications / Önder Yönlü ... [et al.].