Volcanic Hazards and Disasters in Human Antiquity (Geological Society of America Special Papers)

ISBN 10: 0813723450 / ISBN 13: 9780813723457

Editore: Geological Society of Amer, 2000

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Presents seven papers from a 1999 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Seattle. Geologists and archaeologists discuss the impacts of volcanic hazards and disasters on prehistoric and historic cultures at regional and local scales. Areas discussed range from Africa and Central America to Indonesia, England, Hawaii, and Greece. Topics include the socioeconomic consequences of the AD 1600 eruption of Huaynaputina in Peru, and the Toba super-eruption and the late Pleistocene human population crash. McCoy is affiliated with the University of Hawaii. Heiken is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Titolo: Volcanic Hazards and Disasters in Human ...
Casa editrice: Geological Society of Amer
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good