Apocalypse : earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of God /
Nur, Amos.
Apocalypse : earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of God / Amos Nur ; with Dawn Burgess. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008. - xi, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-304) and index.
King Agamemnon's capital -- How earthquakes happen -- History, myth, and the reliability of the written record -- Clues to earthquakes in the archaeological record -- Under the rubble : human casualties of earthquakes -- Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls :destruction that preserves? -- Expanding the earthquake record in the Holy Land -- Earthquake storms and the catastrophic end of the Bronze Age -- Rumblings and revolutions : political effects of earthquakes -- Earthquakes and societal collapse -- Glossary.
069101602X : HRD $26.95 9780691016023
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Archaeology and natural disasters.
Earthquakes--History.
Earthquakes--Social aspects.
Earthquakes--Political aspects.
Earthquakes--Economic aspects.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Extinct cities.
Civilization, Ancient.
Social change--History.
Human beings--Effect of environment on--History.
CC77.N36 / N87 2008
930.1
Apocalypse : earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of God / Amos Nur ; with Dawn Burgess. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008. - xi, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-304) and index.
King Agamemnon's capital -- How earthquakes happen -- History, myth, and the reliability of the written record -- Clues to earthquakes in the archaeological record -- Under the rubble : human casualties of earthquakes -- Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls :destruction that preserves? -- Expanding the earthquake record in the Holy Land -- Earthquake storms and the catastrophic end of the Bronze Age -- Rumblings and revolutions : political effects of earthquakes -- Earthquakes and societal collapse -- Glossary.
069101602X : HRD $26.95 9780691016023
Princeton Univ Pr, California Princeton Fulfillment Center 1445 Lower Ferry rd, Ewing, NJ, USA, 08618 SAN 630-639X
2007026170
GBA815488 bnb
Archaeology and natural disasters.
Earthquakes--History.
Earthquakes--Social aspects.
Earthquakes--Political aspects.
Earthquakes--Economic aspects.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Extinct cities.
Civilization, Ancient.
Social change--History.
Human beings--Effect of environment on--History.
CC77.N36 / N87 2008
930.1