Living under the shadow : cultural impacts of volcanic eruptions | WorldCat.org
Conference papers and proceedings
1 online resource (319 p.).
9781315425160, 9781315425177, 9781598747775, 9781315425153, 1315425165, 1315425173, 1598747770, 1315425157
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List of Illustrations; 1. Beyond Gloom and Doom: The Long-Term Consequences of Volcanic Disasters / John Grattan and Robin Torrence; 2. The Campanian Ignimbrite Factor: Towards a Reappraisal of the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic 'Transition' / Francesco G Fedele, Biagio Giaccio, Roberto Isaia, Giovanni Orsi, Michael Carroll, and Brun; 3. Chaos and Selection in Catastrophic Environments: Willaumez Peninsula, Papua New Guinea / Robin Torrence and Trudy Doelman; 4. People and Volcanoes in the Zapotitan Valley, El Salvador / Payson Sheets 5. Paleoindians and Megafaunal Extinction in the Basin of Mexico: The Role of the 10.5 k Upper Toluca Pumice Eruption / Silvia Gonzalez and David Huddart6. Living with the Volcano: The 11th Century AD Eruption of Sunset Crater / Mark D Elson, Michael H Ort, Kirk C Anderson, and James M Heidke; 7. Ecological Roadblocks on a Constrained Landscape: The Cultural Effects of Catastrophic Holocene Volcanism on the Alaska Peninsula, Southwest Alaska / Richard Vanderhoek and RE Nelson 8. The Long Shadow: Understanding the Influence of the Laki Fissure Eruption on Human Mortality in Europe / John Grattan, Sabina Michnowicz, and Roland Rabartin9. Volcanic Oral Traditions in Hazard Assessment and Mitigation / Shane J Cronin and Katharine V Cashman; 10. Geomythology, Theodicy, and the Continuing Relevance of Religious Worldviews on Responses to Volcanic Eruptions / David K Chester and Angus M Duncan 11. Planning for the Future: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reconstructing the Buag Episode of Mt Pinatubo, Philippines / J-C Gaillard, FG Delfin, Jr, EZ Dizon, VJ Paz, EG Ramos, CT Remotigue, KS Rod12. Archaeology of Fire and Glass: Cultural Adoption of Glass Mountain Obsidian / Carolyn D Dillian; 13. Beyond the Catastrophe: The Volcanic Landscape of Barú, Western Panama / Karen Holmberg; Index; About the Authors
Based on papers from a session of the same name at WAC5 held in Washington, D.C. in 2003 First published 2007 by Left Coast Press, Inc
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