Gerrard, C., Forlin, P., Froude, M. et al. (5 more authors) (2021) The archaeology of a landslide: unravelling the Azores earthquake disaster of 1522 and its consequences. European Journal of Archaeology, 24 (3). pp. 388-411. ISSN 1461-9571
Abstract
The multidisciplinary research described here shows how archaeologists can help reconstruct past seismic episodes and understand the subsequent relief operation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction processes. In October 1522, a major earthquake and landslide struck the then capital of the Azores, Vila Franca do Campo, 1500 km from the European mainland. Damage was extensive, destroying key monuments, affecting most of the inhabited area, and leaving few survivors among the early colonists. The results from twenty-six archaeological trenches, geological and geoarchaeological investigations, and documentary analysis are reviewed here. Distinctive archaeological deposits are identified and explained, using the high density of artefacts and the erosional contact between the landslide and the pre-1522 palaeosol to reconstruct the episode in detail.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of European Association of Archaeologists. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Azores; earthquake; landslide; natural hazard; geoarchaeology; archaeo-seismology |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Vice-Chancellor's Office (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2021 15:44 |
Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2021 15:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/eaa.2021.4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181838 |