FAH206H1 Lecture 9: FAH206H1S- Lecture 9 on Natural Disasters.docx
Document Summary
Spewing 60 km3 of ash into the atmosphere. 20 cm depth of volcanic ash at site of palaikastro, east crete. Swept into a pit (tiny fragments of glass) Jumbled deposits of rock as suggested evidence of tsunami. Ash and waterborne deposits within the streets (2003) Pottery associated with a wave of burnt destructions on crete (c. 1500 b. c. ) Marine style pottery (ideological means for spreading unity) No evidence of a palace at zakros (important pottery by skilled artisans working under patrons) Distinguish between late minoan ia and ib. Structural fault of minoans with the cretan expansion. Green pigment wash of ash and 8 to 9 meter wells. Late minoan ib destruction on crete (c. 1450) Knossos palace did not see any destruction. So called warrior graves appear at knossos (militarilistic) Explain late minoan ib collapse (crete becomes mycenaean ) Film: made it look as if natural disaster was caused by social collapse.
