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Chapter 2 - The Geomorphology of the Greater Antioch Region

from Part I - Beginnings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Stephen Batiuk
Edited by
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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Summary

Antioch lies on an active fault line; countless earthquakes have impacted the city and its built environment. This article addresses the geomorphology of the region as well as Antioch’s endemic resilience.

Keywords

AntiochEarthquakesFault linesGeoarchaeology
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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 22 - 30
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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