Natural disasters and cultural change / / edited by Robin Torrence and John Grattan

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 352 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 930.1
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology and natural disasters; Natural disasters
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GrattanJohn TorrenceRobin
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter 1 The archaeology of disasters: past and future trends / Robin Torrence -- chapter 2 Basic characteristics of disasters / Satoru Shimoyama -- chapter 3 Tsunamis and the coastal communities of Papua New Guinea / Hugh Davies -- chapter 4 Bacolor town and Pinatubo volcano, Philippines: coping with recurrent lahar disaster -- K.S. C K.S. R / K.S. Crittenden and K.S. Rodolfo -- chapter 5 Maritime archaeology and behaviour during crisis: the wreck of the VOC ship Batavia (1629) / Martin Gibbs -- chapter 6 ‘The end is nigh’? Social and environmental responses to volcanic gas pollution -- T.E. S / John Grattan, Mark Brayshay and Ruud T.E. Schüttenhelm -- chapter 7 Recurring tremors: the continuing impact of the AD 79 eruption of Mt Vesuvius -- M. A / Penelope M. Allison -- chapter 8 Volcanism and early Maori society in New Zealand -- D.J. L, R.M. N J.D. M / D.J. Lowe, R.M. Newnham and J.D. McCraw -- chapter 9 Under the volcano: Ni-Vanuatu and their environment / Jean-Christophe Galipaud -- chapter 10 Earthquakes, subsidence, prehistoric site attrition and the archaeological record: a view from the Settlement Point site, Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska -- A. C / Patrick Saltonstall -- chapter 11 Natural disasters and cultural change in the Shumagin Islands / Lucille Lewis Johnson -- chapter 12 Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the relationship between severe environmental perturbations and culture change on the north coast of Peru -- D. K / Kimberly D. Kornbacher -- chapter 13 Climatic change, flooding and occupational hiatus in the lake-dwelling central European Bronze Age / Francesco Menotti -- chapter 14 Towards an archaeology of crisis: defining the long-term impact of the Bronze Age Santorini eruption / Jan Driessen -- chapter 15 Volcanoes and history: a significant relationship? The case of Santorini -- W. M A. S / Sturt W. Manning -- chapter 16 What makes a disaster? A long-term view of volcanic eruptions and human responses in Papua New Guinea / Robin Torrence -- chapter 17 The impact of the Kikai-Akahoya explosive eruptions on human societies / Hiroshi Machida -- chapter 18 Volcanic disasters and archaeological sites in Southern Kyushu, Japan / Satoru Shimoyama.
• Titolo autorizzato: Natural disasters and cultural change
• ISBN: 0-415-21696-6; 1-134-60491-2; 1-280-03229-4; 0-203-16510-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455468603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: One world archaeology ; ; 45.