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4 produkter
Archaeology, Volcanism, and Remote Sensing in the Arenal Region, Costa Rica
Av Payson D. Sheets, Brian R. McKee
Häftad, 2014
545 kr
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How humans adapt to life in an area prone to natural disasters is an intriguing study for the social sciences. In this volume, experts from several disciplines explore the adaptation process of prehistoric societies in the volcanic Arenal region of Costa Rica from about 2000 BC to the Spanish …
Before the Volcano Erupted
The Ancient Cerén Village in Central America
Häftad, 2002
371 kr
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On an August evening around AD 600, residents of the CerÉn village in the Zapotitán Valley of what is now El Salvador were sitting down to their nightly meal when ground tremors and loud steam emissions warned of an impending volcanic eruption. The villagers fled, leaving their town to be buried …
Archeology and Volcanism in Central America
The Zapotitán Valley of El Salvador
Häftad, 1984
487 kr
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Scientists have long speculated on the impact of extreme natural catastrophes on human societies. Archeology and Volcanism in Central America provides dramatic evidence of the effects of several volcanic disasters on a major civilization of the Western Hemisphere, that of the Maya. During the past …
Volcanic Activity and Human Ecology
Av Donald K. Grayson, Payson D. Sheets
E-bok, 2013
1023 kr
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Volcanic Activity and Human Ecology deals with dating, chronology, stratigraphy, volcanic activity, and with the impacts of volcanism on animals, plants, human populations, and the environment. Some of the chapters explain how such findings must be weighed against other causes that influence human …
