Record of two Late-Holocene tsunamis along the north Peruvian coast and their relation to archaeological sites of the Chicama River valley

• Published in: Holocene (Sevenoaks) Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 328 - 339
• Main Authors: Goodbred, Steven L, Dillehay, Tom D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2025; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Archaeological sites; Archaeology; Coasts; Cobblestone; Earthquakes; Floodplains; Flow characteristics; Fluvial deposits; Gravel; Historic sites; Holocene; Ocean circulation; Rapid flow; River valleys; Rivers; Sediment; Sediment deposits; Subduction; Subduction (geology); Supercritical flow; Tsunamis; Upwelling; Valleys; Wave fronts; sedimentology; coastal hazards; tsunami; Holocene; Peru; geoarchaeology

South America’s Pacific margin is subject to recurring subduction-zone earthquakes that have generated devastating historical tsunamis, as well as earlier events impacting indigenous populations that have lived along the region’s rich upwelling coastlines throughout the Holocene. Despite recurring e...