Earthquakes and archaeology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1008-1016

  Ambraseys, N N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Archaeoseismology; Earthquakes; Eastern Mediterranean; Historical seismicity; Middle East

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33645541637     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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