Palaeoseismic crisis in the Galera Fault (southern Spain): consequences in Bronze Age settlements?
Ivan Martin-Rojas,Ivan Medina-Cascales,Francisco Juan García-Tortosa,Maria Oliva Rodríguez-Ariza,Fernando Molina González,Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano,and Pedro Alfaro
Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
Francisco Juan García-Tortosa
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias de la Tierra (CEACTierra), Universidad de Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Departamento de Geología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Maria Oliva Rodríguez-Ariza
Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Arqueología Ibérica, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Fernando Molina González
Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano
Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
Pedro Alfaro
Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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We investigated prehistoric earthquakes produced by the Galera Fault (southern Spain) over the last 24 000 years. From this analysis, we deduced the basic parameters that allow for the characterization of the seismic hazard of this fault. Furthermore, we discuss how the Galera Fault is prone to producing seismic crises. We also propose that one of these crises could have been responsible for the abandonment of Bronze Age human settlements located near the fault.
We investigated prehistoric earthquakes produced by the Galera Fault (southern Spain) over the...
