The Disparate and Unexpected Impacts of Climate Change and Other Crises on Cultural Heritage: Case Studies from Three Continents

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Cultural Heritage During Crises: Crime, Conflict, and Climate Change", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Some of the impacts of climate change and other crises on cultural resources have been anticipated by archaeologists, such as rising sea level, but there are also numerous less obvious or even unexpected impacts of these crises. Using recent archaeological investigations in Central and North America as case studies, I examine the observed impact of climate change, political change, economic stresses, and narcotrafficking on cultural resources and archaeological investigations. I focus on maritime archaeology projects in El Salvador and the United States, and on terrestrial archaeology in Honduras, discussing the challenges and possible mitigation strategies.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Cultural Heritage During Crises: Crime, Conflict, and Climate Change   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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