Impact of tectonic activity on ancient civilizations : recurrent shakeups, tenacity, resilience, and change / Eric R. Force.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Force, Eric R., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Ancient.

Human geography.

Paleoseismology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2017.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2017.

Summary:

Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations draws from various fields such as tectonics (geology), classics, history, archaeology, and anthropology to support this notion. Its scope is worldwide, though it focuses on the eastern hemisphere, where the evidence is voluminous.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures, Images, Tables, and Lists; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Part I: "The Great Ancient Civilizations"; Chapter Two: Tectonic Footprints in the Ancient Hellenic World; Chapter Three: A Volcanic Connection in Iron-Age Italy; Chapter Four: Ancient Tectonism in SW Asia, Impact on Judeo-Christian Traditions, and General Considerations on Religious Influences; Chapter Five: Filling in the Picture; Part II: Analysis and Separate Lines of Inquiry; Chapter Six: Quantification of the Spatial Relationship via Probability Analysis; Chapter Seven: Transects

Chapter Eight: A Tendency toward Stasis in Tectonically Quiescent Ancient CivilizationsChapter Nine: Tectonic Context of Pre-Columbian Civilizations of the Western Hemisphere; Chapter Ten: Revelations from Some GAC Subsets; Chapter Eleven: Tectonics and Trade Routes in Antiquity; Part III: Variations with Time; Chapter Twelve: Tectonic Environments of Complex Cultures Just before and after the Period of Classical Antiquity; Chapter Thirteen: Cultural Roles of Tectonism in the Modern World; Part IV: Possible Forms of a Solution

Chapter Fourteen: Direct Influences of Active Tectonics on Cultural Development in AntiquityChapter Fifteen: Possible Indirect Links between Ancient Civilizations and Active Tectonism; Chapter Sixteen: An Adjunct Direct Factor; Chapter Seventeen: Tectonics and Ancient Civilizations; Postscript; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Glossary; Index; About the Author; Blank Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41493-3

979-82-16-27204-5

1-4985-1428-6

OCLC:

1100960568