Climate, and human responses to it, plays an integral part in the formation of society. Thus when climate change occurs, the result of either natural or human causes, societies should react and adapt to these. But do they? If so, what is the nature of that change, and are the responses positive or negative for the long-term survival of society and its peoples? Archaeology, a subject embedded in interdisciplinary exchange and dealing with a longue duree view of society, offers detailed and verifiable insights into climate ...
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Climate, and human responses to it, plays an integral part in the formation of society. Thus when climate change occurs, the result of either natural or human causes, societies should react and adapt to these. But do they? If so, what is the nature of that change, and are the responses positive or negative for the long-term survival of society and its peoples? Archaeology, a subject embedded in interdisciplinary exchange and dealing with a longue duree view of society, offers detailed and verifiable insights into climate changes in the past, their causes, human responses and long-term consequences. The anthology is organized around four key themes each dealing with ways to understand past climates, human impact, and sustainability: Holocene climate reconstruction; responses of complex societies to climatic variation; archaeological evidence for pollution and its ecological implications, and stable isotope analysis in the Middle East. "
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