Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of GodPrinceton University Press, 14 wrz 2021 - 328 What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? What if many legendary cities of the ancient world did not meet their ends through war and conquest as archaeologists and historians believe, but in fact were laid waste by a force of nature so catastrophic that religions and legends describe it as the wrath of god? Apocalypse brings the latest scientific evidence to bear on biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history--and, for some civilizations, seemingly heralded the end of the world. |
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... important, received encouragement and advice from friends and colleagues outside the earth sciences. I am indebted to many individuals who, over the past few years, have made it possible for me to write this book. First, I thank those ...
... important , received encouragement and advice from friends and colleagues outside the earth sciences . I am indebted to many individuals who , over the past few years , have made it possible for me to write this book . First , I thank ...
... important , she tirelessly and patiently encouraged me to complete the project . Stanford , California , January 22 , 2007 Apocalypse INTRODUCTION Civilization exists by geological consent , subject to Acknowledgments xi.
... important role in some catastrophic changes in our past — whether in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East or in Central and South America — has received stiff opposition . This opposition is , in part , a predictable ...
... important ancient city in my native country of Israel — Jerusalem . Like the walls of Mycenae , the city walls of Jerusalem resemble a masonry quilt , its patches delineating repeated damage and repair through the cen- turies ( Figure ...
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How Earthquakes Happen | 33 |
History Myth and the Reliability of the Written Record | 66 |
Clues to Earthquakes in the Archaeological Record | 89 |
Under the Rubble Human Casualties of Earthquakes | 142 |
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls Destruction That Preserves | 163 |
Expanding the Earthquake Record in the Holy Land | 187 |
Earthquake Storms and the Catastrophic End of the Bronze Age | 225 |
Rumblings and Revolutions Political Effects of Earthquakes | 247 |
Earthquakes and Societal Collapse | 273 |
Glossary | 280 |
References | 290 |
Index | 306 |
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Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God Amos Nur,Dawn Burgess Ograniczony podgląd - 2008 |