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dc.contributor.authorallGaladini, F.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallHinzen, K. G.; Department of Earthquake Geology, Geological Institute, University of Cologne, Germanyen
dc.contributor.authorallStiros, S.; Geodesy & Geodetic Applications Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Patras University, Greeceen
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-31T12:13:30Zen
dc.date.available2007-08-31T12:13:30Zen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/2416en
dc.description.abstractArchaeoseismic research contributes important data on past earthquakes. A limitation of the usefulness of archaeoseismology is due to the lack of continuous discussion about the methodology. The methodological issues are particularly important because archaeoseismological investigations of past earthquakes make use of a large variety of methods. Typical in situ investigations include: (1) reconstruction of the local archaeological stratigraphy aimed at defining the correct position and chronology of a destruction layer, presumably related to an earthquake; (2) analysis of the deformations potentially due to seismic shaking or secondary earthquake effects, detectable on walls; (3) analysis of the depositional characteristics of the collapsed material; (4) investigations of the local geology and geomorphology to define possible natural cause(s) of the destruction; (5) investigations of the local factors affecting the ground motion amplifications; and (6) estimation of the dynamic excitation, which affected the site under investigation. Subsequently, a ‘territorial’ approach testing evidence of synchronous destruction in a certain region may delineate the extent of the area struck by the earthquake. The most reliable results of an archaeoseismological investigation are obtained by application of modern geoarchaeological practice (archaeological stratigraphy plus geological–geomorphological data), with the addition of a geophysicalengineering quantitative approach and (if available) historical information. This gives a basic dataset necessary to perform quantitative analyses which, in turn, corroborate the archaeoseismic hypothesis. Since archaeoseismological investigations can reveal the possible natural causes of destruction at a site, they contribute to the wider field of environmental archaeology, that seeks to define the history of the relationship between humans and the environment. Finally, through the improvement of the knowledge on the past seismicity, these studies can contribute to the regional estimation of seismic hazard.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameSpringeren
dc.relation.ispartofJ. Seismol.en
dc.relation.ispartofseries4/10(2006)en
dc.subjectarchaeoseismologyen
dc.subjecthistorical seismologyen
dc.subjectgeoarchaeologyen
dc.subjectenvironmental archaeologyen
dc.subjectnatural catastrophesen
dc.titleArchaeoseismology: methodological issues and procedureen
dc.typearticleen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.type.QualityControlPeer-revieweden
dc.description.pagenumber395-414en
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.01. Earthquake geology and paleoseismologyen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.05. Historical seismologyen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10950-006-9027-xen
dc.description.journalTypeJCR Journalen
dc.description.fulltextreserveden
dc.contributor.authorGaladini, F.en
dc.contributor.authorHinzen, K. G.en
dc.contributor.authorStiros, S.en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Earthquake Geology, Geological Institute, University of Cologne, Germanyen
dc.contributor.departmentGeodesy & Geodetic Applications Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Patras University, Greeceen
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crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italia-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-3095-4724-
crisitem.author.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.classification.parent04. Solid Earth-
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