Earthquake, volcano, tsunami : natural disasters and political change [videorecording] / [lecture by] Joseph Alexander MacGillivray ; [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Earthquake, volcano, tsunami : natural disasters and political change [videorecording] / [lecture by] Joseph Alexander MacGillivray ; [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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This lecture by classical archaeologist Joseph Alexander "Sandy" MacGillivray draws on the latest scientific and archaeological evidence that suggests the eastern Mediterranean world was rocked by a series of natural disasters during the Bronze Age. MacGillivray links the eruption of Thera (Santorini) to the destruction of Minoan Crete, the rise of Mycenae, and Hatshepsut's bold ascension to the throne of Egypt.

1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (ca. 70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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