A logical methodology for archaeoseismology: A proof of concept at the archaeological site of Sagalassos, southwest Turkey

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2209-2230

  Sintubin, Manuel ^a   Stewart, Iain S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; HAZARDS; REFINING;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES; CRITICAL REVIEWS; EARTHQUAKE HYPOTHESES; HAZARD ANALYSES; HAZARD ASSESSMENTS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES; LOGIC TREES; ON-SITE; PALAEOSEISMOLOGY; PROOF OF CONCEPTS; QUALITY FACTORS; QUANTITATIVE; RESEARCH FIELDS; SEISMIC; SEMIQUANTITATIVE; STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES;

SEISMOLOGY;

ARCHAEOLOGY; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PALEOSEISMICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMOLOGY;

HAZARDS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; QUALITY; REFINING; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TREES;

BURDUR [TURKEY]; EURASIA; SAGALASSOS; TURKEY;

EID: 54949115055     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120070178     Document Type: Article

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