Force E.R. Impact of tectonic activity on ancient civilizations: recurrent shakeups, tenacity, resilience, and change. - Lanham: Lexington books, 2015. - xii, 197 p.: ill., tab. - Bibliogr.: p.179-191. - Ind.: p.195-197. - ISBN 978-1-4985-1427-9 Шифр: (И/Д39-F75) 02  Место хранения:   02 | Отделение ГПНТБ СО РАН | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

List of Figures, Images, Tables, and Lists ..................... ix Acknowledgments ................................................ xi Preface ......................................................... 1 1 Introduction: An Evolving Hypothesis ......................... 3 Part I: "The Great Ancient Civilizations" ....................... 9 2 Tectonic Footprints in the Ancient Hellenic World ........... 11 3 A Volcanic Connection in Iron-Age Italy: The Etruscans and Romans ...................................................... 25 4 Ancient Tectonism in SW Asia, Impact on Judeo-Christian Traditions, and General Considerations on Religious Influences .................................................. 37 5 Filling in the Picture: Remaining GACs and a Qualitative Overview .................................................... 47 Part II: Analysis and Separate Lines of Inquiry ................ 61 6 Quantification of the Spatial Relationship via Probability Analysis .................................................... 63 7 Transects: Comparing Complexities of Ancient Cultures at a Continental Scale ......................................... 71 8 A Tendency toward Stasis in Tectonically Quiescent Ancient Civilizations ............................................... 79 9 Tectonic Context of Pre-Columbian Civilizations of the Western Hemisphere: An Independent "Experiment" ............. 85 10 Revelations from Some GAC Subsets ........................... 93 11 Tectonics and Trade Routes in Antiquity .................... 101 Part III: Variations with Time ................................ 113 12 Tectonic Environments of Complex Cultures Just before and after the Period of Classical Antiquity ................ 115 13 Cultural Roles of Tectonism in the Modern World ............ 123 Part IV: Possible Forms of a Solution ......................... 131 14 Direct Influences of Active Tectonics on Cultural Development in Antiquity: A Summary of Five Lines of Evidence ................................................... 133 15 Possible Indirect Links between Ancient Civilizations and Active Tectonism ........................................... 139 16 An Adjunct Direct Factor: Unusual Springs along Active Faults ..................................................... 151 17 Tectonics and Ancient Civilizations: Summary and Surmises .. 157 Postscript: Some Implications of the Bare Facts ............... 167 Appendix A: Lists ............................................. 171 Appendix B: Tables ............................................ 175 References .................................................... 179 Glossary ...................................................... 193 Index ......................................................... 195 About the Author .............................................. 199