Environment and archeology
Author: Karl W. Butzer
Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 2
ISBN-13:
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The Archaeology of Environmental Change
Author: Christopher T. Fisher
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2012-02
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0816514844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, a diverse collection of case studies reveal how archaeology can contribute to a better understanding of humans' relation to the environment. The Archaeology of Environmental Change shows that the environmental challenges facing humanity today can be better approached through an attempt to understand how past societies dealt with similar circumstances.
Environmental Archaeology
Author: Evangelia Pişkin
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-04-11
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 3319750828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book aims to thoroughly discuss new directions of thinking in the arena of environmental archaeology and test them by presenting new practical applications. Recent theoretical and epistemological advancement in the field of archaeology calls for a re-definition of the subdiscipline of environmental archaeology and its position within the practise of archaeology. New technological and methodological discoveries in hard sciences and computer applications opened fresh ways for interdisciplinary collaborations thus introducing new branches and specialisations that need now to be accommodated and integrated within the previous status-quo. This edited volume will take the challenge and engage with contemporary international discussions about the role of the discipline within the general framework of archaeology. By drawing upon these debates, the contributors to this volume will rethink what environmental archaeology is and what kind of input the investigation of this kind of materiality has to the reconstruction of human history and sociality.
The Archaeology of Human-Environment Interactions
Author: Daniel Contreras
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2016-08-25
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1317450620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe impacts of climate change on human societies, and the roles those societies themselves play in altering their environments, appear in headlines more and more as concern over modern global climate change intensifies. Increasingly, archaeologists and paleoenvironmental scientists are looking to evidence from the human past to shed light on the processes which link environmental and cultural change. Establishing clear contemporaneity and correlation, and then moving beyond correlation to causation, remains as much a theoretical task as a methodological one. This book addresses this challenge by exploring new approaches to human-environment dynamics and confronting the key task of constructing arguments that can link the two in concrete and detailed ways. The contributors include researchers working in a wide variety of regions and time periods, including Mesoamerica, Mongolia, East Africa, the Amazon Basin, and the Island Pacific, among others. Using methodological vignettes from their own research, the contributors explore diverse approaches to human-environment dynamics, illustrating the manifold nature of the subject and suggesting a wide variety of strategies for approaching it. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in Archaeology, Paleoenvironmental Science, Ecology, and Geology.
Environment and Archeology
Author: Karl W. Butzer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 703
ISBN-13: 9780416675009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes chapter Early colonization of Australia, discusses potential antecedents from southeastern Asia, late Pleistocene archaeological evidence, gives list of early occupation sites with dates & brief note of artefacts, comments on late Pleistocene environment, man / land relationships (band size, tribal units, linguistic groups, racial categories, economy, technology)
Case Studies in Environmental Archaeology
Author: Elizabeth Reitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780387713960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book highlights studies addressing significant anthropological issues in the Americas from the perspective of environmental archaeology. The book uses case studies to resolve questions related to human behavior in the past rather than to demonstrate the application of methods. Each chapter is an original or revised work by an internationally-recognized scientist. This second edition is based on the 1996 book of the same title. The editors have invited back a number of contributors from the first edition to revise and update their chapter. New studies are included in order to cover recent developments in the field or additional pertinent topics.
Environmental Archaeology
Author: Chris Turney
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-12
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1444119265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvironmental Archaeology: Theoretical and Practical Approaches outlines and assesses the various methods used to reconstruct and explain the past interaction between people and their environment. Emphasising the importance of a highly scientific approach to the subject, the book combines geoarchaeological, bioarchaeological (archaeobotany and zooarchaeology) and geochronological information and examines how these various aspects of archaeology may be used to enhance our knowledge and understanding of past human environments. Drawing from both the practical experiences of the authors and cutting-edge research, Environmental Archaeology: Theoretical and Practical Approaches is a valuable contribution to the subject. It will be essential reading for students and professionals in archaeology, geography and anthropology.
Packing Them In
Author: Sylvia Hood Washington
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2004-12-23
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0739158600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis important new book by Sylvia Washington adds a vital new dimension to our understanding of environmental history in the United States. Washington excavates and tells the stories of Chicago's poor, working class, and ethnic minority neighborhoods—such as Back of the Yards and Bronzeville—that suffered disproportionately negative environmental impacts and consequent pollution related health problems. This pioneering work will be essential reading not only for historians, but for urban planners, sociologists, citizen action groups and anyone interested in understanding the precursors to the contemporary environmental justice movement.
Environmental Archaeology
Author: Umberto Albarella
Publisher:
Published: 2014-01-15
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9789401596534
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurviving Sudden Environmental Change
Author: Jago Cooper
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 1457117266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchaeologists 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. Many disasters originate from a force of nature, such as an earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, volcanic eruption, drought, or flood. But that is only half of the story; decisions of people and their particular cultural lifeways are the rest. Sociocultural factors are essential in understanding risk, impact, resilience, reactions, and recoveries from massive sudden environmental changes. By using deep-time perspectives provided by interdisciplinary approaches, this book provides a rich temporal background to the human experience of environmental hazards and disasters. In addition, each chapter is followed by an abstract summarizing the important implications for today’s management practices and providing recommendations for policy makers. Publication supported in part by the National Science Foundation.
