Ancient West Asian civilization : geoenvironment and society in the pre-Islamic Middle East /: geoenvironment and society in the pre-Islamic Middle East. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Akira Tsuneki, Shigeo Yamada, Ken-ichiro Hisada, editors.
• Editors: Tsuneki, Akira, 1954-; (Archaeologist), Yamada, Shigeo; Hisada, Kenʾichirō, 1954-
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Aim of Study of Ancient West Asian Civilization; 1.1 The Terms West Asia and€Ancient West Asian Civilization; 1.2 The Necessity of€New Perspectives from€Ancient West Asian Civilization; 1.3 Natural Environment and€Its Significance for€Civilization; 1.4 Societal Elements and€Technologies That Originated in€Ancient West Asia; 1.5 Toward Urbanization; 1.6 Aim of€This Book; References; Part I: Environment and People of Ancient West Asia; Chapter 2: Geology Based Culture?; 2.1 Outline of€West Asia; 2.2 Plate Tectonics of€West Asia. 2.3 Continental and€Regional Topography of€West Asia2.3.1 General View of€West Asian Topography; 2.3.2 The Origin of€the€Desert; 2.3.3 Limestone Caves; 2.4 Geological Features of€West Asia; 2.4.1 General View; 2.4.2 Carbonate Rock; 2.4.2.1 Coral and€Zooxanthellae; 2.4.2.2 Formation of€Carbonate Rock Bodies; 2.4.3 Siliceous Rocks; 2.4.4 Ophiolite; 2.4.4.1 From the€Formation of€Basaltic Magma to€Its Extrusion; 2.4.4.2 Question About the€Formation of€Ophiolites; 2.4.5 History of€Geological Feature in€West Asia; 2.5 Richness of€Mineral Deposits in€West Asia; 2.5.1 Petroleum. 2.5.2 Metallic Minerals2.5.3 Raw Materials for€Stone Tools; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: A Brief Review of€the€Geology of€West Asia; 3.1 Topography and€People; 3.2 Geography; 3.3 General Geology; 3.3.1 Type and€Thickness of€the€Crust; 3.3.2 Crustal Geodynamics and€Major Tectonic Plates of€WA; 3.4 Mineral Resources of€WA; 3.4.1 Mineralization Phases; 3.4.2 Mineral Provinces; 3.5 Energy Resources in€WA; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Paleoclimatic Changes and€Human Cultural Evolution in€West Asia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Paleoclimatic Changes and€Wet Arabia. 4.3 Late Pleistocene€- Holocene Environmental Changes in€Arabia4.4 Climatic Changes and€Their Impact; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Earthquake Activity in€West Asia: Seismicity in€the€Mediterranean Sea and€Evaluation of€the€Strong Motion for€the€AD 365 Crete Earthquake Using the€Stochastic Green's Function; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mythology of€the€Earthquake and€Tsunami; 5.2.1 The Presence of€Giants; 5.2.2 Poseidon: God of€the€Sea; 5.3 Crustal Movements; 5.4 Seismic Activity; 5.4.1 Ancient Earthquake Damage; 5.4.1.1 Aptra; 5.4.1.2 Seismic Intensity Distribution of€Past Earthquake. 5.4.1.3 Seismic Hazard Map5.4.1.4 Earthquake Scale; 5.5 Estimation of€Earthquake Ground Motions; 5.5.1 Parameter Setting; 5.5.2 Small Event; 5.5.3 Site-Specific Data; 5.5.4 Estimation of€the€AD 365 Earthquake Ground Motions Waveforms; 5.6 Summary and€Conclusions; References; Part II: Great Transformations in Prehistory; Chapter 6: The Origins of€Agriculture; 6.1 Changing Perspectives on€the€Origin of€Agriculture; 6.2 The Core Area Hypothesis; 6.3 Critique of€the€Single Origin of€Crop Domestication; 6.4 Protracted Process of€Crop Domestication; 6.5 Multiple Origins of€Crop Domestication.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300; HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX); HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Civilization; Social Sciences; Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Climate Change; Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622 -- Congresses; Asia -- Civilization; Middle East; Asia; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811005541; 9811005540; 9811005532; 9789811005534
• Related ISBNs: 9789811005534; 9811005532
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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