Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God

Title: Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God Author: Amos Nur ISBN: 9780691016023 Publisher: Princeton University Press Published: 2008 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Publisher Description: What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? What if many legendary cities of the ancient world did not meet their ends through war and conquest as archaeologists and historians believe, but in fact were laid waste by a force of nature so catastrophic that religions and legends describe it as the wrath of god? Apocalypse brings the latest scientific evidence to bear on biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history--and, for some civilizations, seemingly heralded the end of the world. Archaeologists are trained to seek human causes behind the ruins they study. Because of this, the subtle clues that indicate ear