Early earthquakes of the Americas / Robert L. Kovach.
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- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107410497 (pbk.)
- QE535 .K69 2004
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QE535 .K69 2004 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010011102265 | ||
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QE535 .K69 2004 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011102264 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-265) and index.
Earthquake mosaic of the Americas -- Myths and legends -- Earthquake effects -- Earthquakes of Mexico -- Earthquakes in the Maya empire -- Earthquakes of Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia -- Earthquakes of Peru and Chile -- Early California earthquakes -- Earthquakes of the North American Cordillera -- Earthquakes of eastern and central North America -- Conclusions and speculations.
There is emerging interest among researchers from various subject areas in understanding the interplay of earthquake and volcanic occurrences, archaeology and history through the discipline of archaeoseismology. This book focuses on the historical earthquakes of North and South America, and describes the effects of those earthquakes, using illustrated examples of recent structural damage at archaeological sites.