Recognition of earthquake-related damage in archaeological sites: Examples from the Dead Sea fault zone

S Marco - Tectonophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
Archaeological structures that exhibit seismogenic damage expand our knowledge of
temporal and spatial distribution of earthquakes, afford independent examination of …

Geology and evolution of the southern Dead Sea fault with emphasis on subsurface structure

Z Ben-Avraham, Z Garfunkel… - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
The Dead Sea Fault is an active transform fault linking opening in the Red Sea with collision
in the Taurus/Zagros Mountains. Motion is left-lateral and estimated at approximately 5–7 …

The structure of the Dead Sea basin

Z Garfunkel, Z Ben-Avraham - Tectonophysics, 1996 - Elsevier
The Dead Sea basin is located along the left-lateral transform boundary between the
Arabian and Sinai plates. Its structure and history are known from surface geology, drilling …

Long‐term earthquake clustering: A 50,000‐year paleoseismic record in the Dead Sea Graben

S Marco, M Stein, A Agnon… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The temporal distribution of earthquakes in the Dead Sea Graben is studied through a
50,000‐year paleoseismic record recovered in laminated sediments of the Late Pleistocene …

[图书][B] Geomorphological techniques

A Goudie - 2003 - taylorfrancis.com
The specialist contributors to Geomorphological Techniques have thoroughly augmented
and updated their original, authoritative coverage with critical evaluations of major recent …

Earthquakes in Israel and adjacent areas: Macroseismic observations since 100 BCE

DHK Amiran, E Arieh, T Turcotte - Israel Exploration Journal, 1994 - JSTOR
A Catalogue of macroseismic observations of earthquakes in and near Israel and their
effects has been revised and updated to 1994. Data on some events have been extended …

Recurrence pattern of Holocene earthquakes along the Dead Sea transform revealed by varve-counting and radiocarbon dating of lacustrine sediments

C Migowski, A Agnon, R Bookman… - Earth and Planetary …, 2004 - Elsevier
A high-resolution Holocene seismic history of the Dead Sea Transform (DST) is established
from laminated sedimentary cores recovered at the shores of the Dead Sea. Radiocarbon …

Tectonic analysis of the Dead Sea Rift Region since the Late‐Cretaceous based on mesostructures

Y Eyal, Z Reches - Tectonics, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
We have measured the orientations of small faults, slickensides, tectonic stylolites, vein with
secondary mineralization, small folds and dikes in Israel and Sinai. These structures are …

Seismotectonics of the Sinai subplate–the eastern Mediterranean region

A Salamon, A Hofstetter, Z Garfunkel… - Geophysical Journal …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
We define the Sinai subplate, from a seismotectonic perspective, as a distinct component in
the plate tectonics of the eastern Mediterranean region. This is based on the tectonic …

Prehistoric earthquake deformations near Masada, Dead Sea graben

S Marco, A Agnon - Geology, 1995 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earthquake-induced fluidizations and suspensions of lake sediments, associated with
syndepositional faults, form a paleoseismic record in the Dead Sea graben. The association …