Seismic Environments of Prehistoric Settlements in Northern Mesopotamia: A Review of Current Knowledge

Historical archives, modern instruments, and archaeological excavations at plate-boundary sites have recorded an intricate--at times, seemingly relentless--recurrence of severe earthquakes related to the northward movement and convergence of the Arabian tectonic plate with neighboring plates. Based...

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Main Author: Force, Eric R. 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 2017
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2017, Issue: 378, Pages: 55-69
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
TB Antiquity
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