Amanda Gaggioli
I am an Assistant Professor in History at the University of Memphis. I recently completed my Ph.D. at Stanford University with the dissertation ‘The longue durée of human-geological environment relationships in Helike, Greece.’ My interests include Mediterranean history and archaeology, human-environment relationships, resilience, political ecology, postcolonial theory, archaeological science, geoarchaeology, soil micromorphology. My current fieldwork in Greece, Cyprus, and Armenia aims at understanding how people impacted and responded to environmental change as reflected in technological and material choices, over the long-term — from prehistory to the present. My work has been supported by the Stanford's Environment, Energy & Sustainability Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship, National Geographic, and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
Address: Memphis, TN, USA
Address: Memphis, TN, USA
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https://www.scipedia.com/public/Erdogmus_et_al_2021a
Previous studies in the eastern Mediterranean have focused on architectural remains and their destruction types in order to identify and interpret past earthquake
events and their consequences. However, architectural destruction types cannot always be conclusively attributed to earthquakes. 'is paper advocates for an approach that analyzes sediments together with architectural remains in
archaeoseismic excavations. Seismic activity has an impact on soil formation, and techniques in soil micromorphology have the potential to aid in establishing
temporal and spatial linkages between observed material destruction and earthquakes. 'is contribution presents a review of soil micromorphological analysis
as part of the methodological framework for ongoing research of recently excavated fourth century CE building destruction at the urban site of Kourion in
Cyprus. 'is approach will analyze evidence for seismic activity in soils from the stratigraphic levels associated with the foundations of damaged structures. An investigation of seismically triggered soft sediment deformation structures (SSDS) in the stratigraphy at level with building destruction will provide more conclusive
evidence for the association between earthquakes and remains of building destruction. Soil micromorphological investigations of SSDS offer an innovative
analytical approach for distinguishing the effects of seismic activity in destruction contexts in the eastern Mediterranean.
by an interdisciplinary team since 2005. The temple was found in a collapsed state. Since there were no
full-height columns and wall segments left standing, the vertical dimensions of the structure were
unknown. After detailed drawings and investigations, the original design of the façade, as well as the key
dimensions of the Temple, were established. The cause of the collapse was another unknown. As there is
documentation about major seismic events about 500 km to the east of this site during the 5th century,
collapse due to earthquakes is highly likely. This paper has three important contributions: First, it is the
first reveal of a scaled 3D structural representation of this collapsed Temple. Second, it uses unique
interdisciplinary collaboration to determine whether seismic events could be the cause of the initial
collapse of the Temple. Finally, it investigates the original Temple’s behavior under various forms of
seismic loading through discrete element modeling. The results of these interdisciplinary investigations
confirm an earthquake as a highly plausible cause of the initial collapse of this structure and demonstrate
the complex behavior of the structure under various seismic event scenarios.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15583058.2020.1728593?journalCode=uarc20
Book Reviews
Open Access link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/ancients-and-sustainability-md-usher-platos-pigs-and-other-ruminations-ancient-guides-to-living-with-nature-pp-265-bw-colour-ills-colour-map-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2020-cased-2999-us3999-isbn-9781108839587/01262FD5E37D556F086DD787C6D4E36A/share/aa25d050eab31ec6547f231774b5e86d263bd287
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https://www.scipedia.com/public/Erdogmus_et_al_2021a
Previous studies in the eastern Mediterranean have focused on architectural remains and their destruction types in order to identify and interpret past earthquake
events and their consequences. However, architectural destruction types cannot always be conclusively attributed to earthquakes. 'is paper advocates for an approach that analyzes sediments together with architectural remains in
archaeoseismic excavations. Seismic activity has an impact on soil formation, and techniques in soil micromorphology have the potential to aid in establishing
temporal and spatial linkages between observed material destruction and earthquakes. 'is contribution presents a review of soil micromorphological analysis
as part of the methodological framework for ongoing research of recently excavated fourth century CE building destruction at the urban site of Kourion in
Cyprus. 'is approach will analyze evidence for seismic activity in soils from the stratigraphic levels associated with the foundations of damaged structures. An investigation of seismically triggered soft sediment deformation structures (SSDS) in the stratigraphy at level with building destruction will provide more conclusive
evidence for the association between earthquakes and remains of building destruction. Soil micromorphological investigations of SSDS offer an innovative
analytical approach for distinguishing the effects of seismic activity in destruction contexts in the eastern Mediterranean.
by an interdisciplinary team since 2005. The temple was found in a collapsed state. Since there were no
full-height columns and wall segments left standing, the vertical dimensions of the structure were
unknown. After detailed drawings and investigations, the original design of the façade, as well as the key
dimensions of the Temple, were established. The cause of the collapse was another unknown. As there is
documentation about major seismic events about 500 km to the east of this site during the 5th century,
collapse due to earthquakes is highly likely. This paper has three important contributions: First, it is the
first reveal of a scaled 3D structural representation of this collapsed Temple. Second, it uses unique
interdisciplinary collaboration to determine whether seismic events could be the cause of the initial
collapse of the Temple. Finally, it investigates the original Temple’s behavior under various forms of
seismic loading through discrete element modeling. The results of these interdisciplinary investigations
confirm an earthquake as a highly plausible cause of the initial collapse of this structure and demonstrate
the complex behavior of the structure under various seismic event scenarios.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15583058.2020.1728593?journalCode=uarc20
Open Access link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/ancients-and-sustainability-md-usher-platos-pigs-and-other-ruminations-ancient-guides-to-living-with-nature-pp-265-bw-colour-ills-colour-map-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2020-cased-2999-us3999-isbn-9781108839587/01262FD5E37D556F086DD787C6D4E36A/share/aa25d050eab31ec6547f231774b5e86d263bd287