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UNINA9910953575503321 |
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Autore |
Neev David |
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Titolo |
The destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Jericho : geological, climatological, and archaeological background / / David Neev, K.O. Emery |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-756065-2 |
1-280-52755-2 |
9786610527557 |
0-19-535806-6 |
1-4294-0657-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EmeryK. O <1914-1998.> (Kenneth Orris) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geology - Dead Sea Region (Israel and Jordan) |
Paleoclimatology - Dead Sea Region (Israel and Jordan) |
Sodom (Extinct city) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1995. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-163) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 General Geology; 3 Climate Inferred from Geology and Archaeology; 4 Environmental Data for Specific Sites within the Dead Sea Region; 5 Coordination of Biblical and Scientific Information; 6 Sodom and Gomorrah Event; 7 Synopsis; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The story of the destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah and Jericho in the Dead Sea region is the oldest such description in human history. Now, more than 4000 years later, employing modern geological science in a forensic manner, this book sheds new light on these occurrences. |
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