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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... 2000 ( after Agnew 2001 ) ; ( b ) some of the cities and archaeological sites mentioned in this book where earthquakes had a major impact on society . له B A Apocalypse EARTHQUAKES , ARCHAEOLOGY , AND THE WRATH OF GOD.
... major future earthquake will hit the San Francisco Bay area? We cannot. However, the chance that such an earthquake will occur approaches 100 percent, given enough time. Similarly, we could not have predicted the Sumatra earthquake and ...
... major future earthquake will hit the San Francisco Bay area ? We cannot . However , the chance that such an earthquake will occur approaches 100 percent , given enough time . Similarly , we could not have predicted the Sumatra ...
... major disasters in human history as resulting from man's actions . For example , the celebrated his- torian Toynbee ( 1939 ) believed that " the breakdowns of civiliza- tions ... are not acts of God ... nor are they the vain repetitions ...
... earthquakes may have played a major role in preserving the Dead Sea Scrolls , and how other scrolls may yet await discovery under the rubble . Chapter 7. Expanding the Earthquake Record in the Holy Land 8 Introduction.
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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 |