Historical Ecology for Applied Archaeology: Climate Change, Resource Management, and Governance

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)

Historical ecology is a research program concerned with the interactions of people and

environment through time and the consequences of those relationships on the formation

of contemporary and ancient landscapes, habitats and culture. Archaeology has

developed theoretical and methodological tools for contributing to historical ecological

research and constitutes a major part of this multidisciplinary effort. Through its applied

lens, historical ecology continues to grow as a major field of inquiry dealing with

questions around climate change, environmental conservation, Indigenous governance

and autonomy, and resource management systems. This session explores how

archaeologists are using the historical ecology research program to guide their research

design, praxis, and even ontologies. Such research will highlight current and on-going

archaeological contributions to climate change research, and ecological/heritage

management and conservation that is socially just.

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