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.
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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.