Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Editors: Bobrowsky, Peter T., Rickman, Hans (Eds.)
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In 1908 an atmospheric explosion in northern Siberia released energy equivalent to 15 Mton of TNT. Can a comparable or larger NEO affect us again? When the next NEO strikes Earth will it be large enough to destroy a city? Will the climate change significantly? Can archaeology and anthropology provide insights into the expected cultural responses with NEO interactions? Does society have a true grasp of the actual risks involved? Is the Great Depression a good model for the economic collapse that could follow a NEO catastrophe? This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.
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The Geologic Record of Destructive Impact Events on Earth
Pages 3-24
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The Archaeology and Anthropology of Quaternary Period Cosmic Impact
Pages 25-70
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The Sky on the Ground: Celestial Objects and Events in Archaeology and Popular Culture
Pages 71-87
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Umm al Binni Structure, Southern Iraq, as a Postulated Late Holocene Meteorite Impact Crater
Pages 89-103
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Tree-Rings Indicate Global Environmental Downturns that could have been Caused by Comet Debris
Pages 105-122
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society
- Book Subtitle
- An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Editors
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- Peter T. Bobrowsky
- Hans Rickman
- Copyright
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-540-32711-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-540-32711-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-32709-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-06924-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 546
- Topics
