A comprehensive classification of Earthquake Archaeological Effects (EAE) in archaeoseismology: Application to ancient remains of Roman and Mesoamerican cultures

Quaternary International

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-30

  Rodriguez Pascua M A ^a   Perez Lopez R ^a   Giner Robles, J L ^b   Silva, P G ^c   Garduno Monroy V H ^d   Reicherter, K ^e  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; SEISMOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 80051783876     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.04.044     Document Type: Article

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