Seismogenic Origin of the Ancient Avdat Ruins, Negev Desert, Israel
The present communication addresses the potential use of damage features, observed in the ancient ruins of the Avdat archeological site (Negev Desert, Israel) as a tool to identify the seismic origin of the destruction there and roughly to determine the direction of seismic wave propagation. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998
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1998
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Authors: | Korjenkov, A. ; Mazor, E. |
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Natural Hazards. - International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards. - Vol. 18.1998, 3, p. 193-226
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International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards |
Subject: | earthquakes | historical seismicity | kinematic indicators | seismoarcheology | structural geology | ancient cities | ruins |
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