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Apocalypse : earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of God  Cover Image Book Book

Apocalypse : earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of God

Nur, Amos. (Author). Burgess, Dawn, 1967- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780691016023 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 069101602X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: Archaeology and natural disasters
Earthquakes History
Earthquakes Social aspects
Earthquakes Political aspects
Earthquakes Economic aspects
Excavations (Archaeology)
Extinct cities
Civilization, Ancient
Social change History
Human beings Effect of environment on History

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