Human-Environment Research at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center: The Legacy of Dr. Karen R. Adams

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Enduring Relationships: People, Plants, and the Contributions of Karen R. Adams" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Initiated by Dr. William Lipe and Ian (Sandy) Thompson in the late 1980s, the goals of the Environmental Archaeology Program at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center are to study the effects of human occupations on the natural environment, how people socially mediate environmental change, and to contribute to discussions of how past behaviors can inform environmental education, policy, and practices in the present and future. Dr. Karen R. Adams’s decades-long career plays a significant role in our understanding of human and environmental interactions in the central Mesa Verde region from AD 500 to 1300. This paper summarizes Dr. Adams’ contributions to archaeobotanical and paleoethnobotanical research in the northern Southwest and celebrates her substantial legacy.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)   •
• Enduring Relationships: People, Plants, and the Contributions of Karen R. Adams

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Abstract Id(s): 38640.0