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This book was first published in 2004. There is emerging interest amongst researchers from various subject areas in understanding the interplay of earthquake and volcanic occurrences, archaeology and history. This discipline has become known as archeoseismology. Ancient earthquakes often leave their mark in the myths, legends, and literary accounts of ancient peoples, the stratigraphy of their historical sites, and the structural integrity of their constructions. Such information leads to a better understanding of the irregularities in the time-space patterns of earthquake and volcanic occurrences and whether they could have been a factor contributing to some of the enigmatic catastrophes in ancient times. This book focuses on the historical earthquakes of North and South America, and describes the effects those earthquakes have had with illustrated examples of recent structural damage at archaeological sites. It is written at a level that will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of earth science, archaeology, and history.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Physics Applied physics

• Full title: Early Earthquakes of the Americas
• Author: Robert L. Kovach
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 286
• EAN: 9780521824897
• ISBN: 0521824893
• ID: 02045378
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 784 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 170 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. March 2004

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