Surviving Sudden Environmental Change Answers From Archaeology

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 (Editor), Sheets, Payson (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO University Press of Colorado 2012
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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.
ISBN:j.ctt1wn0rbs
9781607321682
Access:Open Access