farmerfromfinlandNov 13, 2022
Marcy Rockman

For decades, not digging an archaeological site was considered a best practice for preserving it. Climate change, however, is changing this calculus -

Sharing forward a useful new publication on the range of climate impacts on archaeology and what they mean for heritage management- #climateheritage

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/climate-change-and-the-loss-of-archaeological-sites-and-landscapes-a-global-perspective/3D44BAC0D4676FEEFDDA14905BEA779E

Climate change and the loss of archaeological sites and landscapes: a global perspective | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Climate change and the loss of archaeological sites and landscapes: a global perspective - Volume 96 Issue 390

Cambridge Core
Nov 10, 2022 at 6:55pmWeb
Show threadJeremy SimmonsNov 10, 2022
@marcyrockman thanks so much for sharing this really stimulating article
Show threadMaia KB ChowdhuryNov 10, 2022
@marcyrockman Great share, reblogged.
Show threadGrapeExpectationsNov 11, 2022
@marcyrockman this is fascinating, as prevention is huge in archaeological practice in the States. Thank you for sharing this!
Show threadMarcy RockmanNov 11, 2022
@GrapeExpectations Most welcome! And - I know! I was with the National Park Service for 7 years and it was quite a mind/practice shift to recognize that sites long considered safe because they were inside park boundaries weren't safe from climate impacts. Climate change doesn't have much respect for jurisdictional boundaries-
Show threadSaraNov 27, 2022
@marcyrockman This is interesting, but the reduction of descendant communities to "local stakeholders" is...troubling, particularly if we're talking about non-European contexts (which, in fairness, may be outside the author's sphere of professional practice).