UID:
almafu_9959237629202883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
1-134-60490-4
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0-415-21696-6
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1-134-60491-2
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1-280-03229-4
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0-203-16510-1
Series Statement:
One world archaeology ; 45
Content:
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.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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chapter 1 The archaeology of disasters: past and future trends /
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chapter 2 Basic characteristics of disasters /
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chapter 3 Tsunamis and the coastal communities of Papua New Guinea /
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chapter 4 Bacolor town and Pinatubo volcano, Philippines: coping with recurrent lahar disaster --
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K.S. C K.S. R /
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chapter 5 Maritime archaeology and behaviour during crisis: the wreck of the VOC ship Batavia (1629) /
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chapter 6 ‘The end is nigh’? Social and environmental responses to volcanic gas pollution --
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T.E. S /
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chapter 7 Recurring tremors: the continuing impact of the AD 79 eruption of Mt Vesuvius --
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M. A /
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chapter 8 Volcanism and early Maori society in New Zealand --
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D.J. L, R.M. N J.D. M /
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chapter 9 Under the volcano: Ni-Vanuatu and their environment /
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chapter 10 Earthquakes, subsidence, prehistoric site attrition and the archaeological record: a view from the Settlement Point site, Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska --
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A. C /
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chapter 11 Natural disasters and cultural change in the Shumagin Islands /
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chapter 12 Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the relationship between severe environmental perturbations and culture change on the north coast of Peru --
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D. K /
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chapter 13 Climatic change, flooding and occupational hiatus in the lake-dwelling central European Bronze Age /
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chapter 14 Towards an archaeology of crisis: defining the long-term impact of the Bronze Age Santorini eruption /
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chapter 15 Volcanoes and history: a significant relationship? The case of Santorini --
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W. M A. S /
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chapter 16 What makes a disaster? A long-term view of volcanic eruptions and human responses in Papua New Guinea /
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chapter 17 The impact of the Kikai-Akahoya explosive eruptions on human societies /
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chapter 18 Volcanic disasters and archaeological sites in Southern Kyushu, Japan /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-58908-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-27953-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203165102
