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Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Aim of Study of Ancient West Asian Civilization; 1.1 The Terms West Asia andßAncient West Asian Civilization; 1.2 The Necessity ofßNew Perspectives fromßAncient West Asian Civilization; 1.3 Natural Environment andßIts Significance forßCivilization; 1.4 Societal Elements andßTechnologies That Originated inßAncient West Asia; 1.5 Toward Urbanization; 1.6 Aim ofßThis Book; References; Part I: Environment and People of Ancient West Asia; Chapter 2: Geology Based Culture?; 2.1 Outline ofßWest Asia; 2.2 Plate Tectonics ofßWest Asia.
2.3 Continental andßRegional Topography ofßWest Asia2.3.1 General View ofßWest Asian Topography; 2.3.2 The Origin ofßtheßDesert; 2.3.3 Limestone Caves; 2.4 Geological Features ofßWest Asia; 2.4.1 General View; 2.4.2 Carbonate Rock; 2.4.2.1 Coral andßZooxanthellae; 2.4.2.2 Formation ofßCarbonate Rock Bodies; 2.4.3 Siliceous Rocks; 2.4.4 Ophiolite; 2.4.4.1 From theßFormation ofßBasaltic Magma toßIts Extrusion; 2.4.4.2 Question About theßFormation ofßOphiolites; 2.4.5 History ofßGeological Feature inßWest Asia; 2.5 Richness ofßMineral Deposits inßWest Asia; 2.5.1 Petroleum.
2.5.2 Metallic Minerals2.5.3 Raw Materials forßStone Tools; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: A Brief Review ofßtheßGeology ofßWest Asia; 3.1 Topography andßPeople; 3.2 Geography; 3.3 General Geology; 3.3.1 Type andßThickness ofßtheßCrust; 3.3.2 Crustal Geodynamics andßMajor Tectonic Plates ofßWA; 3.4 Mineral Resources ofßWA; 3.4.1 Mineralization Phases; 3.4.2 Mineral Provinces; 3.5 Energy Resources inßWA; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Paleoclimatic Changes andßHuman Cultural Evolution inßWest Asia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Paleoclimatic Changes andßWet Arabia.
4.3 Late Pleistoceneß- Holocene Environmental Changes inßArabia4.4 Climatic Changes andßTheir Impact; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Earthquake Activity inßWest Asia: Seismicity inßtheßMediterranean Sea andßEvaluation ofßtheßStrong Motion forßtheßAD 365 Crete Earthquake Using theßStochastic Green's Function; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mythology ofßtheßEarthquake andßTsunami; 5.2.1 The Presence ofßGiants; 5.2.2 Poseidon: God ofßtheßSea; 5.3 Crustal Movements; 5.4 Seismic Activity; 5.4.1 Ancient Earthquake Damage; 5.4.1.1 Aptra; 5.4.1.2 Seismic Intensity Distribution ofßPast Earthquake.
5.4.1.3 Seismic Hazard Map5.4.1.4 Earthquake Scale; 5.5 Estimation ofßEarthquake Ground Motions; 5.5.1 Parameter Setting; 5.5.2 Small Event; 5.5.3 Site-Specific Data; 5.5.4 Estimation ofßtheßAD 365 Earthquake Ground Motions Waveforms; 5.6 Summary andßConclusions; References; Part II: Great Transformations in Prehistory; Chapter 6: The Origins ofßAgriculture; 6.1 Changing Perspectives onßtheßOrigin ofßAgriculture; 6.2 The Core Area Hypothesis; 6.3 Critique ofßtheßSingle Origin ofßCrop Domestication; 6.4 Protracted Process ofßCrop Domestication; 6.5 Multiple Origins ofßCrop Domestication.
2.3 Continental andßRegional Topography ofßWest Asia2.3.1 General View ofßWest Asian Topography; 2.3.2 The Origin ofßtheßDesert; 2.3.3 Limestone Caves; 2.4 Geological Features ofßWest Asia; 2.4.1 General View; 2.4.2 Carbonate Rock; 2.4.2.1 Coral andßZooxanthellae; 2.4.2.2 Formation ofßCarbonate Rock Bodies; 2.4.3 Siliceous Rocks; 2.4.4 Ophiolite; 2.4.4.1 From theßFormation ofßBasaltic Magma toßIts Extrusion; 2.4.4.2 Question About theßFormation ofßOphiolites; 2.4.5 History ofßGeological Feature inßWest Asia; 2.5 Richness ofßMineral Deposits inßWest Asia; 2.5.1 Petroleum.
2.5.2 Metallic Minerals2.5.3 Raw Materials forßStone Tools; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: A Brief Review ofßtheßGeology ofßWest Asia; 3.1 Topography andßPeople; 3.2 Geography; 3.3 General Geology; 3.3.1 Type andßThickness ofßtheßCrust; 3.3.2 Crustal Geodynamics andßMajor Tectonic Plates ofßWA; 3.4 Mineral Resources ofßWA; 3.4.1 Mineralization Phases; 3.4.2 Mineral Provinces; 3.5 Energy Resources inßWA; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Paleoclimatic Changes andßHuman Cultural Evolution inßWest Asia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Paleoclimatic Changes andßWet Arabia.
4.3 Late Pleistoceneß- Holocene Environmental Changes inßArabia4.4 Climatic Changes andßTheir Impact; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Earthquake Activity inßWest Asia: Seismicity inßtheßMediterranean Sea andßEvaluation ofßtheßStrong Motion forßtheßAD 365 Crete Earthquake Using theßStochastic Green's Function; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mythology ofßtheßEarthquake andßTsunami; 5.2.1 The Presence ofßGiants; 5.2.2 Poseidon: God ofßtheßSea; 5.3 Crustal Movements; 5.4 Seismic Activity; 5.4.1 Ancient Earthquake Damage; 5.4.1.1 Aptra; 5.4.1.2 Seismic Intensity Distribution ofßPast Earthquake.
5.4.1.3 Seismic Hazard Map5.4.1.4 Earthquake Scale; 5.5 Estimation ofßEarthquake Ground Motions; 5.5.1 Parameter Setting; 5.5.2 Small Event; 5.5.3 Site-Specific Data; 5.5.4 Estimation ofßtheßAD 365 Earthquake Ground Motions Waveforms; 5.6 Summary andßConclusions; References; Part II: Great Transformations in Prehistory; Chapter 6: The Origins ofßAgriculture; 6.1 Changing Perspectives onßtheßOrigin ofßAgriculture; 6.2 The Core Area Hypothesis; 6.3 Critique ofßtheßSingle Origin ofßCrop Domestication; 6.4 Protracted Process ofßCrop Domestication; 6.5 Multiple Origins ofßCrop Domestication.