Disaster Archaeology
Disaster Archaeology is the name given to the interdisciplinary scientific field that deals with the consequences of catastrophes on societies. The label was coined by the Greek archaeologist Amanda Laoupi in 2005(a)(b). The subject is concerned with a range of subjects that includes earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and asteroidal/cometary impacts, together with their local, regional and global effects.
>An example of the increased interest in the subject is offered by a 2019 25-page paper by Ioannis Liritzis, Alexander Westra & Changhong Miao that provides an overview of Disaster Geoarchaeology(c).<
The study of Plato’s Atlantis story has linked most of its putative location sites with at least one of the calamitous events noted above. Plato clearly states that Atlantis was destroyed by an earthquake, while tsunami damage has been identified on Crete, Malta and Sardinia. The volcanic eruption of Thera has been widely associated with the destruction of Atlantis and a possible connection with an extraterrestrial impact has been regularly suggested since Carli first did so at the end of the 18th century and let’s not forget Plato’s reference to the story of Phaëton.
(a) https://archaeodisasters.blogspot.com/
(b) https://www.qconference-athens-2011.grazian-archive.com/godsinheavenhavo/index.html