The Impact of Vegetation on Archaeological Sites in the Low Arctic in Light of Climate Change

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Matthiesen, Henning, Fenger-Nielsen, Rasmus, Harmsen, Hans, Koch Madsen, Christian, Hollesen, Jørgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2020
• Subjects: vegetation; Low Arctic; archaeological sites; root damage; visibility; Nuuk Fjord; végétation; Bas-Arctique; sites archéologiques; endommagement des racines; visibilité; fjord de Nuuk; Arctic; Greenland; Nuuk; Arctique*; Climate change; Groenland
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/70248

Vegetation is changing across the Arctic in response to increasing temperatures, which may influencearchaeological sites in the region. At the moment, very little is known about how different plant species influence archaeological remains. In this study we visited 14 archaeological sites stretching...