Surviving Sudden Environmental Change

Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities—ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from tropical rainforests to desert interiors,...

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Other Authors: Cooper, Jago, Sheets, Payson
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/29704
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12854/29704
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Summary:Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities—ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from tropical rainforests to desert interiors, and from deep prehistory to living memory—faced and coped with such dangers.