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Author:   Christopher M. Gerrard ,  Paolo Forlin ,  Peter J. Brown ,  Peter J. Brown
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9780367509484

ISBN 10:   0367509482
Pages:   466
Publication Date:   29 April 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Researching natural disasters in the later Middle Ages Part I: Tectonic Hazards Rituals of resilience: The interpretative archaeology of post-seismic recovery in medieval Europe Medieval earthquakes in Italy: Perceptions and reactions Seismic adaptation in the Latin churches of Cyprus Architectural heritage and ancient earthquakes in Italy: The constraints and potential of archaeoseismological research applied to medieval buildings Medieval tsunamis in the Mediterranean and Atlantic: Towards an archaeological perspective Volcanic eruptions and historical landscape on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain ‘The harvest of despair’: Catastrophic fear and the understanding of risk in the shadow of Mount Etna, Italy Part II: Severe Storms and Hydrological Hazards Mitigating riverine flood risk in medieval England Tide and trauma: Tangible and intangible impacts of the storms of 1287 and 1288 Disaster or everyday risk? Perceiving, managing and commemorating floods in medieval central Europe Recovering from catastrophe: How medieval society in England coped with disasters Fear, matter and miracles: Personal protection and coping with disasters through material culture c1200−1600 Part III: Biophysical Hazards Digging up the victims of the Black Death: A bioarchaeological perspective on the second plague pandemic Preserving the ordinary: Social resistance during the second pandemic plagues in the Low Countries Reconstructing the impact of 14th-century demographic disasters on late medieval rural communities in England Recognising catastrophic cattle-mortality events in England and their repercussions Medieval archaeology and natural disasters: Looking towards the future PART IV: Catalogue 19. Catalogue of medieval disasters

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Christopher M. Gerrard is a Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK. Paolo Forlin is a Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK. Peter J. Brown recently completed his PhD in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK.

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