Apocalypse earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of god

King Agamemnon's capital -- How earthquakes happen -- History, myth, and the reliability of the written record -- Clues to earthquakes in the archaeological record -- Under the rubble : human casualties of earthquakes -- Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls : destruction that preserves? -- Expanding...

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1. Verfasser: Nur, Amos (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Burgess, Dawn (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Princeton u.a. Princeton University Press 2008
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Zusammenfassung:King Agamemnon's capital -- How earthquakes happen -- History, myth, and the reliability of the written record -- Clues to earthquakes in the archaeological record -- Under the rubble : human casualties of earthquakes -- Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls : destruction that preserves? -- Expanding the earthquake record in the Holy Land -- Earthquake storms and the catastrophic end of the Bronze Age -- Rumblings and revolutions : political effects of earthquakes -- Earthquakes and societal collapse -- Glossary
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 309 S.
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:069101602X
0-691-01602-X
9780691016023
978-0-691-01602-3