Archaeoseismology
Thursday, 17. April 2008, 18:24:01
New scientific disciplines are popping up all the time - like helioseismology (the study of the propagation of pressure waves in the Sun) and astroseismology (the study of the propagation of pressure waves in stars). At some time I posted about geomythology and geoarchaeology.
A relatively new interdisciplinary discipline is archaeoseismology. I am all in for interdisciplinarity, and when I was busy with my post on the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755
I realised that there might certainly be work to be done within this discipline.
During the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA) these days (16 - 18 April 2008) Santa Fe, New Mexico, a special session is dedicated to Archaeoseismological Methodologies: Principles and Practices. Archaeoseismology is a young scientific discipline that studies past earthquakes in the archaeological record. It has the potential to bridge the gap between instrumental and historical seismology, on the one hand, and palaeoseismology and earthquake geology, on the other hand. There is still much to be known about ancient earthquakes. The instrumental record for seismology is short, going back 100 years. The historical seismology record is much longer, including written documentation such as news accounts and diaries, which vary widely by culture and region. The archaeoseismic record serves as the bridge between historical accounts and the palaeoseismic record of Earth’s history.
Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth. Hopefully we can learn from history, the seismological history.
• http://www.physorg.com/news127583258.html
• http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002718/posts
• http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/ssoa-uco040708.php
A relatively new interdisciplinary discipline is archaeoseismology. I am all in for interdisciplinarity, and when I was busy with my post on the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755
I realised that there might certainly be work to be done within this discipline.
During the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA) these days (16 - 18 April 2008) Santa Fe, New Mexico, a special session is dedicated to Archaeoseismological Methodologies: Principles and Practices. Archaeoseismology is a young scientific discipline that studies past earthquakes in the archaeological record. It has the potential to bridge the gap between instrumental and historical seismology, on the one hand, and palaeoseismology and earthquake geology, on the other hand. There is still much to be known about ancient earthquakes. The instrumental record for seismology is short, going back 100 years. The historical seismology record is much longer, including written documentation such as news accounts and diaries, which vary widely by culture and region. The archaeoseismic record serves as the bridge between historical accounts and the palaeoseismic record of Earth’s history.
Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth. Hopefully we can learn from history, the seismological history.
• http://www.physorg.com/news127583258.html
• http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002718/posts
• http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/ssoa-uco040708.php
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