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1 online resource |
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Cover -- About Access Archaeology -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Title Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Tectonic Archaeology vs Geoarchaeology -- PART I A GEOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE JAPANESE ISLANDS -- Chapter 2 A Primer in Plate Tectonica, with Specific Reference to Japan -- Chapter 3 The Palaeogeographic Compliation of teh Japanese Landmass -- Chapter 4 Shaping the Japanese Archipelago -- Chapter 5 Making Japan's Mountains and Basins -- Chapter 6 Japan's Igneous Activity & Volcanic Arcs -- Chapter 7 Tephra-derived Soils of japan in comparitive context |
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Part I Reflections -- PART II THE TECTONIC ARCHAEOLOGIES OF JAPAN -- Chapter 8 TephroArchaeology -- Chapter 9 Earthquake Archaeology -- Chapter 10 Tsunami Archaeology -- Chapter 11 The Inter-relatedness of Tectonics & Hazard Research -- Chapter 12 True jades, False Friends -- Part II Reflections -- PART III NARA BASIN STUDIES -- Chapter 13 Nara Basin Geology & Geomorphology -- Chapter 14 Geoarchaeological Studies in Nara, Japan: the Intergrated Findings -- Chapter 15 Acid Soils and Acid Rocks -- Part II Reflections -- VOLUME CONCLUSIONS -- Appendices -- Classified Index |
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Glossary of East Asian Words -- Glossary & Index of Geological Terms |
| Summary |
The effects of tectonic processes on archaeological sites are evidenced by earthquake damage, volcanic eruptions, and tsunami destruction, but these processes also affect a broader sphere of landform structures, environment, and climate. An overview of tectonic archaeology is followed by a detailed summary of geoarchaeological fieldwork in Japan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Feb 6th, 2023) |
| Subject |
Archaeological geology -- Japan
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Archaeology -- Japan
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Geology, Structural -- Japan
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Archaeological geology
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Archaeology
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Geology, Structural
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
180327400X |
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9781803274003 |
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