The Impact of Climate Change on an Archaeological Site in the Arctic
Climate change may accelerate the degradation of archaeological sites in the Arctic and lead to a loss of important historical information. This study assesses the current preservation conditions and the processes controlling the physical and chemical stability of the Qajaa kitchen midden in western...
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crwiley:10.1111/arcm.12319 2024-06-02T08:01:16+00:00 The Impact of Climate Change on an Archaeological Site in the Arctic Hollesen, J. Matthiesen, H. Elberling, B. 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12319 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Farcm.12319 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/arcm.12319 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Archaeometry volume 59, issue 6, page 1175-1189 ISSN 0003-813X 1475-4754 journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12319 2024-05-03T11:20:21Z Climate change may accelerate the degradation of archaeological sites in the Arctic and lead to a loss of important historical information. This study assesses the current preservation conditions and the processes controlling the physical and chemical stability of the Qajaa kitchen midden in western Greenland. Currently, the site is well protected by low ground temperatures, permafrost and a high water/ice content, keeping the deposits anoxic. Based on 5 years of monitoring data, degradation experiments and model simulation, our results suggest that the combined effects of permafrost thaw, thermal and hydrological erosion and oxygen exposure may lead to substantial loss of archaeological evidence before the end of the 21st century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Greenland Ice permafrost Wiley Online Library Arctic Greenland Archaeometry 59 6 1175 1189 |
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Climate change may accelerate the degradation of archaeological sites in the Arctic and lead to a loss of important historical information. This study assesses the current preservation conditions and the processes controlling the physical and chemical stability of the Qajaa kitchen midden in western Greenland. Currently, the site is well protected by low ground temperatures, permafrost and a high water/ice content, keeping the deposits anoxic. Based on 5 years of monitoring data, degradation experiments and model simulation, our results suggest that the combined effects of permafrost thaw, thermal and hydrological erosion and oxygen exposure may lead to substantial loss of archaeological evidence before the end of the 21st century. |
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The Impact of Climate Change on an Archaeological Site in the Arctic |
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The Impact of Climate Change on an Archaeological Site in the Arctic |
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The Impact of Climate Change on an Archaeological Site in the Arctic |
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