Historical Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Archaeology in the Iberian Peninsula [electronic resource] / edited by Manuel Álvarez-Martí-Aguilar, Francisco Machuca Prieto.

Breaking the waves: Earthquake and tsunami research in the Iberian Peninsula from a historiographical perspective -- Not exactly Atlantis: Some lessons from ancient mediterranean myths -- Earthquakes and tsunamis in ancient Iberia: The historical sources -- Triggering mechanisms of tsunamis in the Gulf of Cadiz and the Alboran Sea: An overview -- Tsunami deposits in Atlantic Iberia: A succinct review -- Extreme-wave events in the Guadalquivir Estuary in the late holocene: Paleo-geographical and cultural implications -- The record of extreme wave events in the Bay of Cadiz during historical times -- Archaeological and geophysical evidence of a high-energy marine event at the Phoenician site of Cerro del Villar (Malaga) -- High-energy events and human settlements in the Bay of Lagos (Portugal) in the Iron Age and Roman times.

Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years, from diverse scientific fields ranging from geology to archaeology. In addition to the famous earthquake and tsunami of 1755, which intensely affected the peninsula, researchers are conducting a growing number of surveys and case studies on seismic episodes and extreme wave events of possible tsunamigenic origin in Portugal and Spain during the ancient, medieval, and modern eras. However, the development of these studies has suffered due to a certain lack of communication among the different fields of research, which are focused on their own methodologies and interests. The aim of this book is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue by linking the results of the most recent research into historical earthquakes and tsunamis in Iberia from the fields of geology, history and archaeology. The volume, which devotes special attention to tsunamis and to events that occurred in the Iberian Peninsula before 1755, offers synthetic insights, updates, and case studies of maximum interest for knowledge of the historical seismology of Portugal and Spain. .