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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Beyond the Shoreline: Heritage at Risk at Inland Sites" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeological sites in the Appalachians are compromised by climate change impacts such as drought and high winds that create conditions for blow downs and wildfires, as well as extreme precipitation events that lead to severe erosion, flash flooding, or rapid mass wasting. Archaeologists working in mountain settings...
Investigating High-Altitude Campsites in the Rocky Mountains: A Decade Later (2016)
Interpreting past hunter-gatherer use of mountains has been hampered through the years by difficult access, excessive ground vegetation, and wilderness restrictions. With the regular occurrence of forest fires that have exposed hundreds of sites during the last decade, our knowledge of campsite structure and landscape use has dramatically improved. We now know that remote campsites often contain tens of thousands of artifacts that represent a greater commitment to mountain resources and places...