地震考古学：古代人にとっての自然災害と終末論<br>Apocalypse : Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God

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地震考古学：古代人にとっての自然災害と終末論
Apocalypse : Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 328 p.／サイズ 96 halftones
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780691016023
  • DDC分類 551.22

基本説明

スタンフォード大学の地球物理学者ヌルが、聖書やイリアッドの記述と照らし合わせ、トロイやエリコ、クノッソス等の古代都市が、断層に位置していたという説を検証する。
Brings the latest scientific evidence to bear on Biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history.

Full Description

What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? What if many legendary cities of the ancient world did not meet their ends through war and conquest as archaeologists and historians believe, but in fact were laid waste by a force of nature so catastrophic that religions and legends describe it as the wrath of god? Apocalypse brings the latest scientific evidence to bear on biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history--and, for some civilizations, seemingly heralded the end of the world. Archaeologists are trained to seek human causes behind the ruins they study. Because of this, the subtle clues that indicate earthquake damage are often overlooked or even ignored. Amos Nur bridges the gap that for too long has separated archaeology and seismology. He examines tantalizing evidence of earthquakes at some of the world's most famous archaeological sites in the Mediterranean and elsewhere, including Troy, Jericho, Knossos, Mycenae, Armageddon, Teotihuacan, and Petra.
He reveals what the Bible, the Iliad, and other writings can tell us about the seismic calamities that may have rocked the ancient world. He even explores how earthquakes may have helped preserve the Dead Sea Scrolls. As Nur shows, recognizing earthquake damage in the shifted foundations and toppled arches of historic ruins is vital today because the scientific record of world earthquake risks is still incomplete. Apocalypse explains where and why ancient earthquakes struck--and could strike again.

Contents

Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1: King Agamemnon's Capital 11 Chapter 2: How Earthquakes Happen 32 Chapter 3: History, Myth, and the Reliability of the Written Record 65 Chapter 4: Clues to Earthquakes in the Archaeological Record 88 Chapter 5: Under the Rubble: Human Casualties of Earthquakes 141 Chapter 6: Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Destruction That Preserves? 162 Chapter 7: Expanding the Earthquake Record in the Holy Land 186 Chapter 8: Earthquake Storms and the Catastrophic End of the Bronze Age 224 Chapter 9: Rumblings and Revolutions: Political Effects of Earthquakes 246 Chapter 10: Earthquakes and Societal Collapse 272 Glossary 279 References 289 Index 305