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The chronology of reindeer hunting on Norway's highest ice patches.
The melting of perennial ice patches globally is uncovering a fragile record of alpine activity, especially hunting and the use of mountain passes. When rescued by systematic fieldwork (glacial archaeology), this evidence opens...
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Climate change adaptation, development and archaeology in the Amazon
Mainstream conservation and management of ecosystems often follow the philosophy that humans need to be excluded from the natural world in order to protect it. While this may be justified in certain isolated cases...
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Historical Ecologies of Pastoralist Overgrazing in Kenya
Abstract: The spectre of ‘overgrazing’ looms large in historical and political narratives of ecological degradation in savannah ecosystems. While pastoral exploitation is a conspicuous driver of landscape variability and...
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An environmental (pre)history of European fishing
James H Barrett
Mar 27, 2019
This paper explores the past and potential contribution of archaeology to marine historical ecology. The primary focus is European fishing of marine and diadromous taxa, with global comparisons highlighting the wider...
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