Archaeoseismology

Part I. Stratigraphic Analysis and Seismic Evidence.- Chapter 1. Stone Materials, Processes and Mortars in Archaeosismology Studies. The Case of Mugello (Tuscany-Italy).- Chapter 2. Reading the Earthquake of 1542 in the Walls of the Church of Sant'Agata del Mugello: The Need for a Multidisciplinary Approach.- Chapter 3. The Partial Collapse of the Basilica of Maxentius in Late Antiquity: An Evaluation of Possible Destruction Causes.- Part II. Identification and Classification Methods.- Chapter 4. The Archaeology of Post-Earthquake Repairs: New Insights into Building Processes in Roman Pompeii.- Chapter 5. Application of Geological Techniques to Identify Earthquakes Affecting Archaeological Sites: The Example of the 2011 Lorca Earthquake (SE Spain).- Part III. Anti-Seismic Measures in Ancient Building Construction and in the Vernacular Tradition.- Chapter 6. Anti-Seismic Measures in the Building Tradition.- Chapter 7. The Temple B in Pietrabbondante (Isernia, Italy) as a Case Study of Seismic Shield Properties of Roman-Italic Temple Foundations and Podiums.- Chapter 8. A Predictive Nonlinear 2D Mechanical Model for FEM Analysis of Trait de Jupiter Wooden Joints.- Part IV. Historical Seismicity.- Chapter 9. Roman Corinth and Wider Area (Greece): An Area Characterized by Debates on Ancient Earthquakes and by Earthquakes with Observable Signs.- Chapter 10. Research on Historical Seismicity in Vienne (France): From Archaeoseismological Observations to the Archaeological Identification of ‘Viennese’  Earthquakes in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.- Chapter 11. Assessment and Reduction of Seismic Damage to Buildings of Historical Interest.