Climate Change and Threatened Heritage: Archaeology's Burden

Climate change and archaeology are currently intertwined, as more and more archaeologists around the world must deal with the effects it causes on the sites they work on. Threatened cultural resource sites are being swept away at alarming rates, and excavation projects are becoming more and more lik...

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Main Author: Gordon, Barry R
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: CUNY Academic Works 2018
Subjects:
climate change
archaeology
cultural
heritage
resources
preservation
Iceland
Alaska
resilience
sustainability
Archaeological Anthropology
Environmental Studies
Online Access:https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/330
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1349&context=hc_sas_etds
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Summary:Climate change and archaeology are currently intertwined, as more and more archaeologists around the world must deal with the effects it causes on the sites they work on. Threatened cultural resource sites are being swept away at alarming rates, and excavation projects are becoming more and more like salvage digs.

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