Living Under the Shadow : Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions.
Title:
Living Under the Shadow : Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions.
Author:
Grattan, John.
ISBN:
9781598747775
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (319 pages)
Series:
One World Archaeology ; v.53
One World Archaeology
Contents:
Contents -- 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 Bruno Scaillet -- 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 Huddart -- 6. 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 Rabartin -- 9. 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 Rodolfo, FP Siringan, JLA Soria, and JV Umbal -- 12. 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.
Abstract:
Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume-from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology-show that human societies have been incredibly resilient and, in the long run, have often recovered remarkably well from wide scale disruption and significant mortality. They have often used eruptions as a trigger for environmental enrichment, cultural change, and adaptation. These historical studies are relevant to modern hazard management because they provide records for a far wider range of events and responses than have been recorded in written records, yet are often closely datable and trackable using standard archaeological and geological techniques. Contributors also show the importance of traditional knowledge systems in creating a cultural memory of dangerous locations and community responses to disaster. The global and temporal coverage of the research reported is impressive, comprising studies from North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, and ranging in time from the Middle Palaeolithic to the modern day.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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