Editors: Floyd W. McCoy and Grant Heiken
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Huge volcanic eruptions ravage civilizations by destroying cities and burying landscapes. The records of such disasters are preserved within and beneath tephra, as are the consequent alterations to human history by such cataclysmic events. These records also preserve the responses to such disasters—too often, a reoccupation of the same landscape, ignoring the hazards inherent in volcanism. This eight-chapter volume brings together geologists and archaeologists (in the evolving scientific subdiscipline of archaeological geology, or geoarchaeology) to discuss the impacts of volcanic hazards and disasters on prehistoric and historic cultures at regional and local scales. Areas discussed range from Africa and Central America to Indonesia, England, Hawaii, and Greece. The result is a fascinating book for scientists of all disciplines.
Published: 8/29/2000
ISBN Number: 0813723450
Pages: 99
Product Category: Special Papers