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Hostile shores : catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities / / Bruce McFadgen
| Hostile shores : catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities / / Bruce McFadgen |
| Autore | McFadgen B. G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 993 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - New Zealand
Human beings - Effect of environment on - New Zealand Natural disasters - New Zealand - History Maori (New Zealand people) - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-86940-673-7
1-77558-568-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. A Precarious Place to Live; New Zealand's physical setting in the southwest Pacific; Human arrival; Stories from Maori traditions; A short prehistory; 2. New Zealand's Tectonic Setting; Volcanoes and eruptions; Earthquakes and faults; River aggradation and coastal sand accumulation; Tsunamis; Signatures of catastrophic events; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquake fault ruptures; Earthquake-uplifted shorelines; Downward-displaced shorelines; Proxy indicators of past earthquakes: landslides and near-fault river aggradation
Palaeo-tsunamisWidespread alluvial sedimentation and coastal sand advances; Alluvial sedimentation; Coastal sand advances; Correlation and dating; Sea-rafted pumice; Soils; Widespread alluvial sedimentation episodes; Depositional episodes; Cause of widespread alluvial sedimentation episodes and coastal sand advances; Absolute dating; 3. Dating Catastrophic Events by Radiocarbon; Radiocarbon dating; Calibration of terrestrial samples; Calibration of marine samples; Environmental variability of radiocarbon: dietary effect; Environmental variability among marine shells Calibration stochastic distortion (CSD effect)Inbuilt age; Dating by bracketing; Comparing and combining radiocarbon ages; 4. Dating Catastrophic Events; Errors, precision, and accuracy; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes; Fault ruptures; Earthquake-uplifted shorelines; Proxy indicators of past earthquakes: landslides, near fault river aggradation, forest damage, and changes of sedimentation rates; Dates for earthquakes; Tsunamis; Widespread alluvial sedimentation periods; Tamatean and Ohuan depositional episodes; Tamatean depositional episode; Ohuan depositional episode The fifteenth century - a time of coastal change5. Archaeological Sites: the Physical Remains; New Zealand Archaeological Association site-recording scheme; Recording of archaeological sites; Site type and age; Visibility of archaeological sites; Archaeological site distribution; Archaeological sites at the coast; Storage pits; Middens; Gardens; Settlement and change; Pa; 6. Archaeological Sites: Geographic Distribution and Chronology; Geographic regions and subregions; Site types in geographic subregions; Chronological changes in site distribution Changes in regional focus over time: Leeward and Windward ProvincesAnimal extinctions; Forest clearance; Windward Province; Risk from catastrophic events; 7. Tectonic and Volcanic Processes in an Archaeological Setting; Analogues for past catastrophic events; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes; Tsunamis; The archaeological context; Catastrophes and sterile layers; Middens; 8. Impact of Tectonic and Volcanic Events on Archaeological Remains: North Island; West Wellington coast; Southwest North Island dune belt; Foxton - Manawatu district; Waitori - south Taranaki (Q22 /15); Mt Taranaki West Waikato coast |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480224503321 |
McFadgen B. G.
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| Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hostile shores : catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities / / Bruce McFadgen
| Hostile shores : catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities / / Bruce McFadgen |
| Autore | McFadgen B. G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 993 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - New Zealand
Human beings - Effect of environment on - New Zealand Natural disasters - New Zealand - History Māori (New Zealand people) - History |
| ISBN |
1-86940-673-7
1-77558-568-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. A Precarious Place to Live; New Zealand's physical setting in the southwest Pacific; Human arrival; Stories from Maori traditions; A short prehistory; 2. New Zealand's Tectonic Setting; Volcanoes and eruptions; Earthquakes and faults; River aggradation and coastal sand accumulation; Tsunamis; Signatures of catastrophic events; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquake fault ruptures; Earthquake-uplifted shorelines; Downward-displaced shorelines; Proxy indicators of past earthquakes: landslides and near-fault river aggradation
Palaeo-tsunamisWidespread alluvial sedimentation and coastal sand advances; Alluvial sedimentation; Coastal sand advances; Correlation and dating; Sea-rafted pumice; Soils; Widespread alluvial sedimentation episodes; Depositional episodes; Cause of widespread alluvial sedimentation episodes and coastal sand advances; Absolute dating; 3. Dating Catastrophic Events by Radiocarbon; Radiocarbon dating; Calibration of terrestrial samples; Calibration of marine samples; Environmental variability of radiocarbon: dietary effect; Environmental variability among marine shells Calibration stochastic distortion (CSD effect)Inbuilt age; Dating by bracketing; Comparing and combining radiocarbon ages; 4. Dating Catastrophic Events; Errors, precision, and accuracy; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes; Fault ruptures; Earthquake-uplifted shorelines; Proxy indicators of past earthquakes: landslides, near fault river aggradation, forest damage, and changes of sedimentation rates; Dates for earthquakes; Tsunamis; Widespread alluvial sedimentation periods; Tamatean and Ohuan depositional episodes; Tamatean depositional episode; Ohuan depositional episode The fifteenth century - a time of coastal change5. Archaeological Sites: the Physical Remains; New Zealand Archaeological Association site-recording scheme; Recording of archaeological sites; Site type and age; Visibility of archaeological sites; Archaeological site distribution; Archaeological sites at the coast; Storage pits; Middens; Gardens; Settlement and change; Pa; 6. Archaeological Sites: Geographic Distribution and Chronology; Geographic regions and subregions; Site types in geographic subregions; Chronological changes in site distribution Changes in regional focus over time: Leeward and Windward ProvincesAnimal extinctions; Forest clearance; Windward Province; Risk from catastrophic events; 7. Tectonic and Volcanic Processes in an Archaeological Setting; Analogues for past catastrophic events; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes; Tsunamis; The archaeological context; Catastrophes and sterile layers; Middens; 8. Impact of Tectonic and Volcanic Events on Archaeological Remains: North Island; West Wellington coast; Southwest North Island dune belt; Foxton - Manawatu district; Waitori - south Taranaki (Q22 /15); Mt Taranaki West Waikato coast |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787752503321 |
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McFadgen B. G.
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| Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hostile shores : catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities / / Bruce McFadgen
| Hostile shores : catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities / / Bruce McFadgen |
| Autore | McFadgen B. G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 993 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - New Zealand
Human beings - Effect of environment on - New Zealand Natural disasters - New Zealand - History Māori (New Zealand people) - History |
| ISBN |
1-86940-673-7
1-77558-568-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. A Precarious Place to Live; New Zealand's physical setting in the southwest Pacific; Human arrival; Stories from Maori traditions; A short prehistory; 2. New Zealand's Tectonic Setting; Volcanoes and eruptions; Earthquakes and faults; River aggradation and coastal sand accumulation; Tsunamis; Signatures of catastrophic events; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquake fault ruptures; Earthquake-uplifted shorelines; Downward-displaced shorelines; Proxy indicators of past earthquakes: landslides and near-fault river aggradation
Palaeo-tsunamisWidespread alluvial sedimentation and coastal sand advances; Alluvial sedimentation; Coastal sand advances; Correlation and dating; Sea-rafted pumice; Soils; Widespread alluvial sedimentation episodes; Depositional episodes; Cause of widespread alluvial sedimentation episodes and coastal sand advances; Absolute dating; 3. Dating Catastrophic Events by Radiocarbon; Radiocarbon dating; Calibration of terrestrial samples; Calibration of marine samples; Environmental variability of radiocarbon: dietary effect; Environmental variability among marine shells Calibration stochastic distortion (CSD effect)Inbuilt age; Dating by bracketing; Comparing and combining radiocarbon ages; 4. Dating Catastrophic Events; Errors, precision, and accuracy; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes; Fault ruptures; Earthquake-uplifted shorelines; Proxy indicators of past earthquakes: landslides, near fault river aggradation, forest damage, and changes of sedimentation rates; Dates for earthquakes; Tsunamis; Widespread alluvial sedimentation periods; Tamatean and Ohuan depositional episodes; Tamatean depositional episode; Ohuan depositional episode The fifteenth century - a time of coastal change5. Archaeological Sites: the Physical Remains; New Zealand Archaeological Association site-recording scheme; Recording of archaeological sites; Site type and age; Visibility of archaeological sites; Archaeological site distribution; Archaeological sites at the coast; Storage pits; Middens; Gardens; Settlement and change; Pa; 6. Archaeological Sites: Geographic Distribution and Chronology; Geographic regions and subregions; Site types in geographic subregions; Chronological changes in site distribution Changes in regional focus over time: Leeward and Windward ProvincesAnimal extinctions; Forest clearance; Windward Province; Risk from catastrophic events; 7. Tectonic and Volcanic Processes in an Archaeological Setting; Analogues for past catastrophic events; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes; Tsunamis; The archaeological context; Catastrophes and sterile layers; Middens; 8. Impact of Tectonic and Volcanic Events on Archaeological Remains: North Island; West Wellington coast; Southwest North Island dune belt; Foxton - Manawatu district; Waitori - south Taranaki (Q22 /15); Mt Taranaki West Waikato coast |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809641203321 |
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McFadgen B. G.
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| Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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