Archaeology in a Time of Climate Change, a Challenge for the This Generation and the Next: An Essay in Honor of Mary C. Beaudry

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "“Historical Archaeology with Canon on the Side, Please”: In Honor of Mary C. Beaudry (1950-2020)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

During her career and life as a scholar, educator, mentor, colleague and friend, Mary Beaudry inspired us. To her, objects were not mere tools, but elements in discourse, products and conveyors of culture. She encouraged us to think as archaeologists, seeking solution of problems in their creation, rethinking premises. Theory is built on practice, and both are built on data. Recently, hear that we live in unprecedented times. Drought, storm, fire and pestilence, We, as a species, have faced all of this before. But rapidly changing climate poses an unprecedented challenge, both to our discipline and to the resources on which it is based. Disasters, and the process of recovering from them have tremendous potential to damage and destroy archaeological resources. The scale, scope, and unique requirements of disaster recovery pose problems that will benefit from all of our knowledge and skills.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• “Historical Archaeology with Canon on the Side, Please”: In Honor of Mary C. Beaudry (1950-2020)   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

Keywords

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology