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January 2011, Discoveries

A Primer for Disaster Archaeology

By Amanda Laoupi   Sat, Jan 01, 2011

If you didn't think there was a discipline for the study of disasters in archaeology, think again. Amanda Laoupi introduces us to a new field that will acquire ever greater application and meaning as worldwide archaeology continues to develop and expand its scope as a discipline.

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By Amanda Laoupi

Amanda Laoupi

Amanda Laoupi studied at the National and Kapodistrian University in Athens, as well as at the Universities of Patras and Ioannina. She has a PhD in Environmental Archaeology and has done post-doctoral work in Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies. She has a MSc in Environmental Protection and Management. She is the founder of the interdisciplinary scientific field of Disaster Archaeology (2005). She is the Vice-President of the Interdisciplinary Institute for the Research of Ancient Cultures & Archaeoenvironments (IIRACA). She has worked for the field of Environmental Archaeology (Athens University) as a scientific collaborator, as well as for the Goulandris Museum of Natural History and  the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Centre for the Assessment of Natural Hazards and Proactive Planning, as an associate researcher.

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  1. Disaster

    Monday, March 14, 2011 Terry

    You forgot one thing Doctor. Drought. If you had been in the field you can see it in the stratification. So you just read about it you never dug anything up and had a geologist with you. I read what you said twice.Disaster was one thing Drought is another. Disaster can be overcome drought can not. So when food can not be grown or harvested, that is the end of that civilization. They must disperse and find another way. I do not mean to disrupt your theory. You must learn this concept. You are not looking at all the evidence. You are focused on one thing. Take a look at the other things. Drought is a disaster you need to add to your vocabulary. Just move on with my advice. We are all in this together. We want the answers to be correct.