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Experimentation in Archaeology
After a brief overview of the history of archaeological experimentation which has not yet been established as a sub-discipline, this chapter presents...
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The Archaeology of Post-Earthquake Repairs: New Insights into Building Processes in Roman Pompeii
Repairs are important evidence for analysing the impacts of an earthquake in a built environment, and their study is one of the main issues of...
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Recent Jishishan earthquake ripple hazard provides a new explanation for the destruction of the prehistoric Lajia Settlement 4000a B.P.
The Jishishan Ms 6.2 earthquake occurred at 23:59 on December 18, 2023 in Gansu Province, China. We conducted a field survey to assess the hazards...
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Prehistoric damaging earthquake promoted the decline of “Heluo Ancient State” in Early China
The emergence of the “Ancient State” is considered an important stage in the discourse on human civilizations. Based on its complex and hierarchical...
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Comprehensive Technologies for Space Archaeology
Earth observation takes the Earth as the research object to rely on space platforms such as satellites, spacecraft, near-space vehicles, and the...
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Kyushu Decorative Tumuli Project: From e-Heritage to Cyber-Archaeology
Digitization of cultural assets has become an important sub-area of computer vision (CV). Thus far, the value of digitization has been emphasized in...
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Heritage and the Archaeology of Afro-Peru: Community Engagement in the Valleys of Nasca
The year 2019 marked the quadricentenary of two communities in the Ingenio Valley of Nasca, Peru, founded as vineyard haciendas by the Society of...
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Geo-archaeology, archaeometry, and history of a seismic-endangered historical site in central Apennines (Italy)
Ancient human settlements accumulate essential historical, archaeological, and geological information. An example is the St. Angel Cave, which...
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New Approaches to Real-Time Rendering in Cyber-Archaeology
Archaeology is an inherently destructive science. It necessitates that data in the field be adequately recorded and digitally stored in as accurate...
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Simulation of Broadband Ground Motions for the 2016 Mw 6.8 Chauk Earthquake
The 2016 M w 6.8 Chauk, Myanmar earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes in Myanmar, leading to significant damage to historical monuments and...
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Variable slip mode in the past 3300 years on the fault ruptured in the 2012 M 5.6 Pernik slow earthquake in Bulgaria
The 2012 M5.6 Pernik earthquake in Bulgaria proceeded at slow slip rates and was accompanied with ground failure along the Meshtitsa fault scarp. Our...
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Governance Challenges in Nepal After the Gorkha Earthquake, in Light of the World Heritage Convention
This chapter focuses on the issues in the restoration of the historic buildings in the “Kathmandu Valley” World Heritage property in Nepal damaged by...
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Remote Sensing Technology and Archaeology
As sensor and information technologies develop rapidly, modern remote sensing technology has entered a new stage of providing fast, dynamic,...
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Fragments of an Archaeology of Late Roman Religion at Phaino (Khirbat Faynān, Southern Jordan)
This chapter presents the discovery of a remarkable sherd from a Late Roman period application-decorated bowl unearthed in the 2012 excavations at...
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Breaking the Waves: Earthquake and Tsunami Research in the Iberian Peninsula from a Historiographical Perspective
This chapter performs a historiographical overview for the purpose of describing the evolution of recent earthquake and tsunami research in the...
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Historical Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Archaeology in the Iberian Peninsula
Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years, from diverse scientific fields...
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Radical Interventions: Archaeology, Forensics and Montage
This chapter proposes a critical methodological approach to misinformation and offers creative strategies to confront deviation or manipulation in...
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Archaeology of San Francisco Jews: Themes for the Study of Jewish Domestic Life
This article shows how archaeology contributes to our understanding of life in the nineteenth-century Jewish diaspora. Using both qualitative and...
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Post-Earthquake Reconstruction: Map** and Recording Repairs in Ancient Pompeii
The restoration of a building entails specific techniques and professional skills, revealing the logic and logistics of reconstruction. Focusing on...