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Preface to the special issue dedicated to Archaeoseismology
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
2TM. Divulgazione Scientifica
Status
Published
JCR Journal
JCR Journal
Title of the book
Issue/vol(year)
4/10(2006)
ISSN
1383-4649
Publisher
Springer
Pages (printed)
393–394
Issued date
2006
Keywords
Abstract
This special issue of Journal of Seismology, dedicated to Archaeoseismology, shows
the current trends of research in this young branch of seismology.
The beginning of modern archaeoseismological practice during the 1980’s and the
investigations made during the 1990’s were in many cases conditioned by the lack of
cooperation among the spcialists from different scientific diciplines. Numerous
publications resulted from the work of archaeologists, in some cases in collaboration
with experts in earthquake-geology or seismology, but rarely such work included a
complete and multidisciplinary approach and in situ analysis of the evidence. In many
cases, archaeoseismological studies were limited to the detection of traces of past
earthquakes in archaeological remains without a seismological perspective aiming to
derive quantitative parameters necessary to fully describe a past earthquake
(magnitude, etc.). In other cases, such investigations were limited to the analysis of
archaeological reports of excavations made years or decades earlier. A step towards
the quantification of seismological aspects was represented by the “territorial”
approach, trying to reconstruct a picture of an earthquake by detecting its signs over a
wider region. This procedure was, however, limited by the scarcity and reliability of
published or unpublished archaeological material, usually adopted without a critical
review.
the current trends of research in this young branch of seismology.
The beginning of modern archaeoseismological practice during the 1980’s and the
investigations made during the 1990’s were in many cases conditioned by the lack of
cooperation among the spcialists from different scientific diciplines. Numerous
publications resulted from the work of archaeologists, in some cases in collaboration
with experts in earthquake-geology or seismology, but rarely such work included a
complete and multidisciplinary approach and in situ analysis of the evidence. In many
cases, archaeoseismological studies were limited to the detection of traces of past
earthquakes in archaeological remains without a seismological perspective aiming to
derive quantitative parameters necessary to fully describe a past earthquake
(magnitude, etc.). In other cases, such investigations were limited to the analysis of
archaeological reports of excavations made years or decades earlier. A step towards
the quantification of seismological aspects was represented by the “territorial”
approach, trying to reconstruct a picture of an earthquake by detecting its signs over a
wider region. This procedure was, however, limited by the scarcity and reliability of
published or unpublished archaeological material, usually adopted without a critical
review.
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