Open AccessAn Unthinkable Loss
Author(s) -
Dustin Bethell,
Eric Bezemek,
Bianca Book,
Caleb Brady,
Alison Bruin,
Makenna Chandler,
Caitlin Delmas,
Michelle Gray,
Analise Hollingshead,
Daniel Hougland,
Ariana Kline,
Tara Skipton,
Benjamin M. Stewart,
Nicholas H. Yarbrough,
Heather Young,
Jayur Madhusudan Mehta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new florida journal of anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2691-2260
pISSN - 2691-2252
DOI - 10.32473/nfja.v1i1.120326
Subject(s) - climate change , tying , outreach , psychological resilience , resilience (materials science) , narrative , environmental resource management , geography , global warming , history , archaeology , environmental planning , environmental ethics , political science , ecology , environmental science , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics , computer science , law , psychotherapist , biology , operating system
As climate change has become a global issue, it is important to assess its impacts on not only our modern day resources, but also our archaeological resources. An archaeological approach to climate change sheds light on themes of resilience, natural and cultural relationships, public outreach, social inequalities, and interdisciplinary perspectives (Hudson et al. 2012). In this paper, we organize fifteen archaeological and historical sites within the southeastern United States in a way that highlights their status regarding current climate change effects and their preservation needs. Tying these sites to these five themes, we show how consideration of southeastern archaeology can contribute to the global narrative on climate change.