| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
One world archaeology ; 45 |
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One world archaeology ; 45.
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| Contents |
Archaeology of disasters : past and future trends / Robin Torrence and John Grattan -- Basic characteristics of disasters / Satoru Shimoyama -- Tsunamis and the coastal communities of Papua New Guinea / Hugh Davies -- Bacolor town and Pinatubo volcano, Philippines : coping with recurrent lahar disaster / K.S. Crittenden and K.S. Rodolfo -- Maritime archaeology and behaviour during crisis : the wreck of the VOC ship Batavia (1629) / Martin Gibbs -- 'End is nigh'? : social and environmental responses to volcanic gas pollution / John Grattan, Mark Brayshay and Ruud T.E. Schüttenhelm -- Recurring tremors : the continuing impact of the AD 79 eruption of Mt Vesuvius / Penelope M. Allison -- Volcanism and early Maori society in New Zealand / D.J. Lowe, R.M. Newnham and J.D. McCraw -- Under the volcano : Ni-Vanuatu and their environment / Jean-Christophe Galipaud -- Earthquakes, subsidence, prehistoric site attrition and the archaeological record : a view from the Settlement Point site, Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska / Patrick Saltonstall and Gary A. Carver |
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Natural disasters and cultural change in the Shumagin Islands / Lucille Lewis Johnson -- Horsemen of the Apocalypse : the relationship between severe environmental perturbations and culture change on the north coast of Peru / Kimberly D. Kornbacher -- Climatic change, flooding and occupational hiatus in the lake-dwelling central European Bronze Age / Francesco Menotti -- Towards an archaeology of crisis : defining the long-term impact of the Bronze Age Santorini eruption / Jan Driessen -- Volcanoes and history : a significant relationship? : the case of Santorini / Sturt W. Manning and David A. Sewell -- What makes a disaster? : a long-term view of volcanic eruptions and human responses in Papua New Guinea / Robin Torrence -- Impact of the Kikai-Akahoya explosive eruptions on human societies / Hiroshi Machida and Shinji Sugiyama -- Volcanic disasters and archaelogical sites in Southern Kyushu, Japan / Satoru Shimoyama |
| Summary |
This book explores the role played by catastrophic natural events in generating cultural change. Featuring famous events like the eruption of Vesuvius it is extremely useful to academics, scholars and professionals |
| Notes |
Originally published 2002 by Routledge |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Eruption gnd |
| Subject |
Archaeology and natural disasters.
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Natural disasters.
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natural disasters.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Archaeology and natural disasters
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Natural disasters
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Altertum
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Naturkatastrophe
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Kulturwandel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Torrence, Robin
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Grattan, John
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| ISBN |
0203165101 |
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9780203165102 |
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9781134604906 |
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1134604904 |
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9780203259498 |
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0203259491 |
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9780415216968 |
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0415216966 |
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