Archaeoseismology: Methodological issues and procedure

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-414

  Galadini, Fabrizio ^a   Hinzen, Klaus G ^b   Stiros, Stathis ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Archaeoseismology; Environmental archaeology; Geoarchaeology; Historical seismology; Natural catastrophes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 33947663595     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-006-9027-x     Document Type: Article

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