An archaeoseismic approach and method for the study of active strike-slip faults

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-135

  Noller, Jay Stratton ^a   Lightfoot, Kent G ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT; PREHISTORIC; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345440733     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199703)12:2<117::aid-gea2>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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