Tectonic Archaeology
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Tectonic Archaeology

Subduction Zone Geology in Japan and its Archaeological Implications

  1. 554 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Tectonic Archaeology

Subduction Zone Geology in Japan and its Archaeological Implications

About this book

The effects of tectonic processes on archaeological sites are evidenced by earthquake damage, volcanic eruptions, and tsunami destruction. However, these processes affect a far broader sphere of landform structures, environment, and even climate that envelops an archaeological site and triggers human behavioural activities.Tectonic processes derive directly or indirectly from Plate Tectonics and associated magmatic activity of the Earth's mantle. This volume thus provides a primer on crucial subduction- and suprasubduction-zone processes due to Plate Tectonics, where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are generated. After a general survey of how tectonic effects are dealt with in geoarchaeology, Part I details how these processes are applied to understand the Japanese landmass's development, from continental accretion to volcanic archipelago, as a world-standard example. A full glossary of geological terms is included for easy reference.This is followed by detailed examinations of Japan's tectonic archaeologies in Part II: TephroArchaeology, Earthquake Archaeology, and Tsunami Archaeology. Part III summarizes and critiques the authors' own geoarchaeological fieldwork in Japan which was underwritten by a clear exposition of its geological and geomorphological background. Looking holistically at a locale and its development through geological time is fruitful in understanding the lay of the land, its resources, and its hazards that affect human occupation potential.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About Access Archaeology
  3. Copyright Information
  4. Contents
  5. Title Page
  6. Preface
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Chapter 1 Tectonic Archaeology vs Geoarchaeology
  9. PART I A GEOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE JAPANESE ISLANDS
  10. Chapter 2 A Primer in Plate Tectonica, with Specific Reference to Japan
  11. Chapter 3 The Palaeogeographic Compliation of teh Japanese Landmass
  12. Chapter 4 Shaping the Japanese Archipelago
  13. Chapter 5 Making Japan's Mountains and Basins
  14. Chapter 6 Japan's Igneous Activity & Volcanic Arcs
  15. Chapter 7 Tephra-derived Soils of japan in comparitive context
  16. Part I Reflections
  17. PART II THE TECTONIC ARCHAEOLOGIES OF JAPAN
  18. Chapter 8 TephroArchaeology
  19. Chapter 9 Earthquake Archaeology
  20. Chapter 10 Tsunami Archaeology
  21. Chapter 11 The Inter-relatedness of Tectonics & Hazard Research
  22. Chapter 12 True jades, False Friends
  23. Part II Reflections
  24. PART III NARA BASIN STUDIES
  25. Chapter 13 Nara Basin Geology & Geomorphology
  26. Chapter 14 Geoarchaeological Studies in Nara, Japan: the Intergrated Findings
  27. Chapter 15 Acid Soils and Acid Rocks
  28. Part II Reflections
  29. VOLUME CONCLUSIONS
  30. Appendices
  31. Classified Index
  32. Glossary of East Asian Words
  33. Glossary & Index of Geological Terms